Communication challenges within cellphone networks have made it more difficult for traders to facilitate crop transactions and obtain timely price and market information.
This section includes assessments on state of the agrifood system in Myanmar based on the Myanmar Agricultural Performance Survey (MAPS) and key informant phone surveys. MAPS is a nationally and sub-nationally representative phone survey, conducted every 6 months on approximately 5,000 farming households. Assessments in this section will examine input use and input prices, farm management practices, agricultural outputs and output prices, and the impacts of shocks on production. This will be complimented by assessments on key actors in the agrifood systems, such as mechanization service providers, agricultural input retailers, agricultural commodity traders, rice millers and food vendors.
Resource-poor rice farmers in Myanmar suffer double impact from political conflict
Productivity erodes amid turmoil.
How Have Foreign Exchange Market Distortions and Conflict Affected Agricultural Production Incentives in Myanmar?
The scarcity of foreign exchange due to the dual exchange rate system increased the costs of imported inputs.
Monitoring the Agri-food System in Myanmar: Mechanization Service Providers – July 2024 survey round
Rising prices and reduced availability on the supply-side are becoming increasingly problematic, particularly fuel.
Myanmar Agricultural Performance Survey Monsoon 2024: Agricultural Input Markets, Credit and Extension Services
Fertilizer use and profitability for rice production increased, with paddy fertilizer application rising significantly.
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