Agro-processing, food prices, and COVID-19 shocks: Evidence from Myanmar’s rice mills

The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed global agri-food systems at a critical time. Poverty rates have increased and food security is a growing concern for the most vulnerable. Even in the advanced stages of the pandemic, the shocks to many sectors of agri-food systems are not well understood. This pape...

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Autor principal: Myanmar Agriculture Support Activity
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143888
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Sumario:The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed global agri-food systems at a critical time. Poverty rates have increased and food security is a growing concern for the most vulnerable. Even in the advanced stages of the pandemic, the shocks to many sectors of agri-food systems are not well understood. This paper assesses the impacts of COVID-19 on the processing sector of Myanmar’s agri-food system.