COVID-19

REGISTER NOW: IFPRI-USAID Egypt Virtual Symposium: 8 December, 2:00 – 4:00 PM (CLT)

© Mohammed Fouad 2018 The event presents key findings and policy recommendations based on research and capacity building activities conducted by IFPRI and its Egyptian partners under the USAID-funded Evaluating Impact and Building Capacity (EIBC) proje... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office

New evidence on the economic impacts of COVID-19 in Myanmar

A severe second wave of COVID-19 infections has led to lockdowns since mid-September—the second set of strict controls imposed after the initial outbreak in the spring. Derek Headey and colleagues have monitored monthly trends in poverty and food insec... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

Virtual Event – Informal African trade: The hidden world of food flows

Dec 3, 2020 - 09:30 am to 10:45 am EST
This seminar will discuss emerging trends in agricultural informal cross-border trade, the barriers to participating in formal customs procedures and trade, and the central role of female informal traders. The p... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

COVID-19 and business responses: How are Yangon’s poultry farmers adapting to the pandemic? (August)

Though the poultry sector stabilized recently, COVID-19 has had a lasting impact of continuing mismatches in supply and demand. Learn more about our recommendations to help Myanmar poultry farmers adapt to COVID-19. Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

Waves of disease, waves of poverty

This blog post by the Livelihoods and Food Security Fund highlights a new study from the International Food Policy Research Institute that reports evidence from urban Yangon and the rural dry zone and exposes a shocking increase in poverty. Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program