Community perceptions of the agricultural impacts of Myanmar’s health and political crises: Insights from the National COVID 19 Community Survey – September 2021

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.contributor.donorLivelihoods and Food Security Trust Funden
cg.coverage.countryMyanmar
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MM
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asia
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134734en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Myanmar Strategy Support Program
cg.identifier.projectMAPSA
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number69en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorMyanmar Agriculture Support Activityen
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-22T12:17:40Zen
dc.date.available2024-05-22T12:17:40Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143873
dc.titleCommunity perceptions of the agricultural impacts of Myanmar’s health and political crises: Insights from the National COVID 19 Community Survey – September 2021en
dcterms.abstractKey findings Forty-two percent of farming communities experienced lower agricultural production than normal in the past 12 months, mainly due to drought and pests. Forty-four percent of farming communities reported greater difficulties in selling agricultural products than usual. Low crop price was the most frequently reported disruption. There are pressing concerns for the upcoming monsoon season harvest. Inorganic fertilizer prices are skyrocketing–compound fertilizer prices increased 56 percent in September 2021 compared to September 2020 while urea prices increased 72 percent compared to last year. About one-third of farming communities hired fewer agricultural wage workers this year compared to last year, with 46 percent reporting that this was mainly due to financial problems. For the current monsoon season, 45 percent of farming communities expect overall agricultural production will be lower than that of last year. Recommended actions Implement measures such as input subsidies, vouchers, or agricultural grants to limit the impact of the price increases of fertilizers and other inputs on agricultural production. As farming communities risk falling into vicious cycles of income loss, financial support is urgently needed to avoid long-lasting impacts of the crises on the agricultural performance of affected communities. Social protection is urgently needed in rural areas, including food/cash for work schemes to offset lower demand for agricultural labor.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMyanmar Agriculture Support Activity (MAPSA). 2021. Community perceptions of the agricultural impacts of Myanmar’s health and political crises: Insights from the National COVID 19 Community Survey – September 2021. Myanmar SSP Research 69. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134734.en
dcterms.extent6 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Myanmar SSP Research Noteen
dcterms.issued2021-11-03
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/134734en
dcterms.subjectpoliticsen
dcterms.subjectagricultural productionen
dcterms.subjectfertilizersen
dcterms.subjectsupport measuresen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjectsurveysen
dcterms.subjectcovid-19en
dcterms.subjecthealthen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectsocial protectionen
dcterms.subjectfarm incomeen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectfarm inputsen
dcterms.subjectrural areasen
dcterms.subjectpricesen
dcterms.subjectmonsoonsen
dcterms.typeBrief

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