We assess changes in food prices and purchasing power of casual wage laborers based on largescale surveys of food vendors (fielded from June 2020 until August 2023) and households (fielded in 5 periods in 2022 and 2023) in rural and urban areas and in all state/regions of Myanmar. Key Findings: Over the full period (June […]
This section includes assessments on food security and nutrition of households in Myanmar based on the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS). MHWS is a nationally and sub-nationally representative phone survey, conducted every 3-4 months on approximately 12,100 households. Assessments in this section will measure food security using a household hunger scale and food consumption score; and examine nutrition through the dietary quality of individuals.
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in Myanmar 2022-23: Findings from Five Rounds of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey
This working paper explores the state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar using 5 rounds of nationally representative household panel data collected from December 2021 to June 2023. Overall, the state of food security and nutrition has deteriorated in Myanmar in 2022-23. More than 3 percent of households were in moderate to severe hunger […]
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in Myanmar 2022: Findings from Four Rounds of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey
Four percent of households were in moderate to severe hunger in October/December 2022. Hunger was highest in Chin (10 percent), Mon (6.8 percent), and Kayin (6 percent).
Monitoring the Agri-food System in Myanmar: The Rising Costs of Diets and Declining Purchasing Power of Casual Wage Laborers: June 2020 – February 2023
We assess changes in food prices and purchasing power of casual wage laborers based on large-scale surveys of food vendors (fielded from June 2020 until February 2023) and households in rural and urban areas and in all state/regions of Myanmar. Key Findings: Over the full period (June 2020 - February 2023), the cost of the […]
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in Myanmar: Findings from the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey 2021-2022
Inadequate diet diversity among adults rose from 20.6 percent to 27.6 percent with rates higher for women, especially in rural areas.
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