This policy note provides evidence of the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on farming communities in Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone using baseline data from January 2020 and follow-up phone survey data.
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Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Agricultural equipment retailers - July 2020 survey round
Agricultural equipment retailers (ER) in Myanmar were originally interviewed by telephone in May 2020 and again in June 2020 to determine how their businesses were being affected by COVID-19 related restrictions.
Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Yangon peri-urban poultry farmers - Early July 2020 survey round
Some temporarily closed broiler farms reopened their businesses in early July to meet the recent increasing demand for chicken, but other temporarily closed farms shut down permanently.
Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Mechanization service providers - July 2020 survey round
Mechanization service providers in Myanmar were originally interviewed by telephone in May 2020 and again in June 2020 to determine how their businesses were being affected by COVID-19 related restrictions.
Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Agricultural equipment retailers - June 2020 survey round
Agricultural equipment retailers (ER) in Myanmar were originally interviewed by telephone in late May 2020 to determine how their businesses were being affected by COVID-19 related restrictions.
Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Agricultural input retailers - June 2020 survey round
Agricultural input retailers play a key role in Myanmar’s agri-food system by supplying farmers with fertilizer, seed, pesticides, and other inputs necessary for successful harvests.
The impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on maternal and child malnutrition in Myanmar: What to expect, and how to protect
The COVID-19 crisis in Myanmar poses a very serious risk to the nutritional status of vulnerable populations, notably women and children, as well as poor urban populations and internally displaced persons.
Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Yangon peri-urban poultry farmers – late-June 2020 survey round
With increasing demand for chicken, the reopening rate of broiler farms in June has overtaken closures. Their challenges have switched from the demand side to the supply side due to a shortage of day-old-chicks.
Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Mechanization service providers - June 2020 survey round
Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Agricultural commodity traders - May 2020 survey round
Crop traders comprise the mid-stream of Myanmar’s food supply chain. They form important links between farms and food processors, exporters, and other downstream actors.
Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Yangon peri-urban poultry farmers - Early June 2020 survey round
Between 2010 and 2015, consumption in Myanmar of chicken and eggs increased by 72 percent and 40 percent, respectively.