Publications

COVID-19 Nutrition Digest (August 2020)

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, a broad range of stakeholders working on nutrition in India have come together to ensure Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India

Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on Myanmar’s agricultural input retailers – June 2020

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. In their research, Joseph Goeb, Duncan Boughton, Mywish K. Maredia, A... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on Yangon’s peri-urban poultry farmers – late June 2020

Although demand for chicken and eggs is gradually returning to normal, poultry farms in the Yangon peri-urban area are still facing challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In their research, Peixun Fang, Ben Belton, Hnin Ei Win, and Xiaobo Zhang utili... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program

The impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on maternal and child malnutrition in Myanmar

The COVID-19 crisis has severely disrupted economic activities in Myanmar. A sharp reduction in economic growth and large increases in poverty and food insecurity are anticipated. In their research, Derek Headey, Ame Cho, Sophie Goudet, Jecinter Akinyi... 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