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Monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Food vendors - November 2020 survey round

This policy note presents results from five rounds of a telephone survey with food vendors conducted in different rural and urban zones of the country, focusing on results from the last round completed. The purpose of the survey is to provide data and insights to the government, development partners...

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Main Authors: Oo, Than Zaw, Minten, Bart, Headey, Derek D., Lambrecht, Isabel B., Goudet, Sophie
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
Subjects:
policies
covid-19
consumer behaviour
wet markets
food supply
disease prevention
food security
food prices
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143851
Summary:This policy note presents results from five rounds of a telephone survey with food vendors conducted in different rural and urban zones of the country, focusing on results from the last round completed. The purpose of the survey is to provide data and insights to the government, development partners, and interested stakeholders to understand the COVID-19 related shocks on Myanmar’s food markets. In particular, the note explores prevention measures, changes in shopping behavior, difficulties in food vendor operations due to the COVID-19 crisis, changes in availability and prices of foods, perceived changes in consumption, and suggested policy actions by these food vendors.

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