Welfare and Food Security

Household Migration During a Time of Crisis: Patterns and Outcomes in Myanmar

Employment was the primary driver of household migration.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition 2022-23: Findings from six rounds of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey

The state of food security and nutrition has deteriorated in 2022-23.

Monitoring the Agri-food System in Myanmar: The rising costs of diets and declining purchasing power of casual wage laborers

From Dec 2021-Nov 2023, the cost of the healthy diet rose by 93 percent and the common diet by 103 percent.

Monitoring the Agri-food System in Myanmar: The Rising Costs of Diets and Declining Purchasing Power of Casual Wage Laborers: June 2020–August 2023

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 […]

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 […]