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_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Marketsen_US
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten_US
cg.contributor.donorLivelihoods and Food Security Trust Funden_US
cg.coverage.countryMyanmaren_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MMen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134734en_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Divisionen_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Myanmar Strategy Support Programen_US
cg.identifier.projectMAPSAen_US
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden_US
cg.number69en_US
cg.placeWashington, DCen_US
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen_US
dc.contributor.authorMyanmar Agriculture Support Activityen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-22T12:17:40Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-05-22T12:17:40Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143873en_US
dc.titleCommunity perceptions of the agricultural impacts of Myanmar’s health and political crises: Insights from the National COVID 19 Community Survey – September 2021en_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
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_US
dcterms.extent6 p.en_US
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Myanmar SSP Research Noteen_US
dcterms.issued2021-11-03en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/134734en_US
dcterms.subjectpoliticsen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultural productionen_US
dcterms.subjectfertilizersen_US
dcterms.subjectsupport measuresen_US
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen_US
dcterms.subjectsurveysen_US
dcterms.subjectcovid-19en_US
dcterms.subjecthealthen_US
dcterms.subjectfarmersen_US
dcterms.subjectsocial protectionen_US
dcterms.subjectfarm incomeen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectfarm inputsen_US
dcterms.subjectrural areasen_US
dcterms.subjectpricesen_US
dcterms.subjectmonsoonsen_US
dcterms.typeBriefen_US

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