Key findings

This Working Paper takes comprehensive stock of the impacts of the first two waves of COVID-19 (in Q2 and Q4 2020) on the microfinance sector in Myanmar.

Key findings

Most food retail prices in September 2021 were found to be substantially higher than in September 2020. Retail prices of the cheapest variety of rice–by far the most important staple in Myanmar–have risen by 8 percent, on average.

Immediate impacts of the Myanmar intervention indicate an improvement in women's dietary diversity scores by half a food group out of 10.

Most food retail prices in July 2021 were found to be higher than in the same period in 2020. Retail prices of the cheapest variety of rice–by far the most important staple in Myanmar–have risen by 13 percent, on average.

Smallholder farmers in developing countries face several different constraints limiting their ability to reach their production potential.

This Research Note presents the results from seven rounds of a telephone survey with food vendors conducted in rural and urban zones throughout Myanmar, focusing more specifically on the results from the last round completed in May 2021.

Using phone survey data from March 2021, we found that the impacts of the recent political unrest in Myanmar further compound the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, both on the farm as well as on the non-farm rural economy.

The past decade has seen a resurgence of interest in the role of mechanization in agricultural development.

Trade flow among the countries determines the economic benefits countries gain from trade. For many Asian developing countries, agricultural and food trade is an important engine for agricultural growth.

Structural transformation in Southeast Asia poses challenges to the regions' food security and inclusive agricultural growth agenda.

To understand how Myanmar’s rice value chain has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis, a series of telephone interviews is being conducted with more than 400 rice millers from Ayeyarwady, Bago, and Yangon.

Rural out-migration to both domestic and international destinations counts among the key phenomena that defined a decade of transformation in Myanmar from the 2011 economic reforms until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Agricultural equipment retailers (ER) in Myanmar were originally interviewed by telephone in May, June, July, and November 2020 to determine how their businesses were being affected by COVID-19 related restrictions.

To understand how Myanmar’s rice value chain has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis, a series of phone interviews is being conducted with rice millers from Ayeyarwady, Bago, and Yangon.

This working paper synthesizes findings from four large household and community surveys in Myanmar, each covering a major agro-ecological zone, to evaluate inter-regional variations in the composition of agriculture, livelihoods, and the rural eco

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound global impact on governments, healthcare systems, economies, and populations around the world.