COVID-19 has drastically affected agricultural production and livelihoods in Myanmar. In this blog post, IFPRI researchers measure the impacts by surveying farming communities in the Dry Zone. With this information, they offer policy recommendations to help Myanmar farmers.
This section includes assessments on the vulnerability, livelihoods, and welfare 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 examine the security, climatic, health, service, and economic shocks that Myanmar households face; the coping strategies households’ employ to meet their daily needs; analyze changes in income poverty for Myanmar’s household; and explores the association of shocks and household characteristics with income loss and income poverty.
How COVID-19 affects agricultural production in the Dry Zone (June)
COVID-19 has drastically affected agricultural production and livelihoods in Myanmar. In this blog post, IFPRI researchers measure the impacts by surveying farming communities in the Dry Zone. With this information, they offer policy recommendations to help Myanmar farmers.
The impacts of COVID-19 on household incomes and poverty in Myanmar
COVID-19 and policy measures to contain the spread of the virus around the world have interrupted global and domestic economic activities and trade flows. In this publication, IFPRI-Myanmar assesses the shocks of COVID-19 on Myanmar livelihoods.
Myanmar women and agriculture: Insights on measuring empowerment
Women’s empowerment is high on the agenda of policymakers, non-governmental organizations, and other gender equality advocates. Yet, conceptualizing and measuring empowerment is a challenge. Thus, utilizing appropriate indicators is a necessary step when designing and evaluating policies and projects for women’s empowerment. Learn more here.
Which emerging Myanmar industries are the main employers for women?
Women have played an active role in Myanmar’s labor force during a period of massive structural change and their growing importance is substantiated by their increasing involvement in manufacturing jobs near and away from home. This blog post shares how IFPRI researchers are evaluating the extent women are included in Myanmar’s dynamic labor transformation and the relative barriers that limit their inclusion.
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