Managing COVID-19 requires a balance between preventing disease spread and minimizing economic disruption. In this blog post, IFPRI researchers utilize findings from a national COVID-19 survey to assess impacts and provide policy recommendations and lo... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program
Crop trading during the pandemic: Lessons learned in Myanmar (August)
Crop traders link farms with food processors and exporters. However, the pandemic has disrupted their normal operations. What policies can improve business conditions for traders and mitigate COVID-19 effects for farmers and consumers? Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program
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
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
Telescoping causes overstatement in recalled food consumption: Evidence from a survey experiment in Ethiopia
Telescoping errors occur if survey respondents misdate consumption or expenditure episodes by including events from outside the reference period in their recall. Concern about telescoping influenced the design of early Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) surveys, which used a two-visit interview format to allow a bounded recall. This design fell out of favor although not […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
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