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Virtual Policy Seminar: COVID-19: The Role of the Agriculture-ecosystem Health Interface

Aug. 18, 9:30 – 11:00 AM (EDT) Presenters discuss possible cross-sectoral policies and actions for enhancing human and ecosystem health, with a focus on the role of One CGIAR. Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

Virtual Policy Seminar: Measuring COVID-19’s Short-term Impacts in Africa and Asia

Aug 11, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (EDT) Using economywide models, presenters discuss the varied effects of different policies and economic structures on food systems and poverty during COVID-19 in Nigeria, Myanmar, and Sudan. Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on Myanmar’s mechanization service providers – June 2020

The operations of agricultural mechanization service providers (MSP) continue to be affected by market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar and related policy responses. In their research, Hiroyuki Takeshima, Myat Thida Win, and... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

COVID-19 and the food system: setback or opportunity for gender equality?

Agriculture and the food sector are critical to food and nutrition security. They not only produce food for growing populations but also contribute to economic empowerment. However, food systems at all levels – global, domestic, and local– are expected... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

Book Launch: COVID-19 and Global Food Security

The coronavirus pandemic has sparked both a health crisis and an economic crisis, and poses a serious threat to food security. COVID-19 & Global Food Security brings together key pieces from IFPRI’s groundbreaking blog series on the impacts of COVI... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program