Managing COVID-19 requires a balance between preventing disease spread and minimizing economic disruption. In this blog post, IFPRI researchers utilize findings from a national COVID-19 survey to assess impacts and provide policy recommendations and long-term strategies.
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.
Crop trading during the pandemic: Lessons learned in Myanmar (August)
Crop traders link farms with food processors and exporters. However, the pandemic has disrupted their normal operations. What policies can improve business conditions for traders and mitigate COVID-19 effects for farmers and consumers?
New evidence on the economic impacts of COVID-19 in Myanmar
A severe second wave of COVID-19 infections has led to lockdowns since mid-September—the second set of strict controls imposed after the initial outbreak in the spring. Derek Headey and colleagues have monitored monthly trends in poverty and food insecurity, and found the lockdowns have dramatic impacts.
COVID-19 and last mile delivery: Challenges for retail shops (late July)
COVID-19 may have significant impacts on traditional food retail shops, which affects the availability and affordability of food for consumers. In this blog post, IFPRI researchers assess how the pandemic is affecting retailers in urban areas.
Impacts of the COVID-19 economic crisis on Myanmar’s rice value chain (July)
Rice mills are vital to Myanmar’s agricultural value chains and disruptions to them will impact rural rice-producing households and urban consumers. In this blog post, IFPRI researchers discuss challenges and policy opportunities for rice mills.
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