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Pre-colonial religious institutions and development: Evidence through a military coup by Malik, Adeel, Mirza, Rinchan Ali

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Beyond emergency relief: What will it take to ensure a resilient recovery for agriculture and the rural economy of Myanmar by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…The recent history of rural economic transformation in Myanmar and the effects of COVID-19 and the military coup in February 2021 provide important lessons for the design and implementation of plans to help the country recover from these scourges. …”
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The continuous rise - during economic growth, the COVID-19 Pandemic, and conflict - in the adoption of labor-saving agricultural technologies in Myanmar: Evidence and implications by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…But the COVID-19 health crisis that started in 2020 and a military coup in the beginning of 2021 – and the subsequent increase in conflicts, forced displacements, and migration – dramatically reversed that outlook, with Myanmar’s GDP in 2022 estimated to be 13 percent smaller than three years earlier. …”
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Food processing: A stalled transformation by Minten, Bart, Ecker, Olivier, Comstock, Andrew R., Mahrt, Kristi, Fang, Peixun, Goeb, Joseph, Zone, Phoo Pye

“…The aim of this chapter is to analyze the state and evolution of food processing in Myanmar and to assess the effect of the crises (COVID-19 and the military coup) on the different segments—production, trade, and consumption—of the sector. …”
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Governing a crisis and crises of governance: The political dimensions of COVID-19 by Kennedy, Adam, Resnick, Danielle

“…From conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia, to Myanmar’s recent military coup, governance restrictions have been either a lightning rod for opposition actors or a means of justifying repression and suspension of the rule of law. …”
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Livelihood resilience and the agrifood system in Myanmar: Implications for agriculture and a rural development strategy in a time of crisis by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Myanmar’s agrifood system has proven surprisingly resilient in the face of multiple crises—COVID 19, the military coup, economic mismanagement, global price instability, and widespread conflict—with respect to production and exports. …”
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Information delivery in times of crisis: Evaluating digitally-supported agricultural extension in Myanmar by Goeb, Joseph, Maredia, Mywish K., Herrington, Caitlin L., Zu, A. Myint

“…We conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate two digitally-supported extension designs—direct SMS and a novel hybrid lead-farmer-supported SMS method—in delivering fall armyworm management guidance to maize farmers in Myanmar after a military coup. Both approaches improved farmer knowledge. …”
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Are landscape approaches possible under authoritarianism? multi-stakeholder governance and social transformation in Myanmar by Forsyth,T., Springate-Baginski, O.

“…Indeed, the latter risks depoliticizing conflictual processes, and implicitly endorsing political inequalities. The 2021 military coup in Myanmar has added to these inequalities.…”
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Farm commercialization: A transformation on hold or in reverse? by Minten, Bart, Fang, Peixun, Naing, Phyo Thandar, Aung, Zin Wai, Ei Win, Hnin

“…Moreover, over the past decade, the country has undergone substantial changes in its economic and agricultural market policies, as well as major COVID-19 and military coup shocks. This has all had significant impacts on the farm commercialization situation. …”
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Myanmar’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Diao, Xinshen, Masias, Ian, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James, Boughton, Duncan, Ellis, Mia

“…However, the economic transformation was disrupted by the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the political crisis caused by the military coup d’état in 2021. During this recent period, Myanmar’s agrifood system was impacted by numerous shocks, including disruptions to the banking and local transportation systems, changes to international trade policies, rapidly depreciating currency, foreign exchange controls, increasing global commodity prices, and massive declines in income and access to credit, among others. …”
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Effectiveness of a remote agricultural extension program in times of crisis: Experimental evidence from Myanmar by Goeb, Joseph, Maredia, Mywish K., Herrington, Caitlin, Zu, A Myint

“…In the context of COVID-19, a military coup, and an emergent threat of fall armyworm in Myanmar, this paper uses a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of two cellphone-based extension interventions – a direct-to-farmer and a lead-farmer intervention – for fall armyworm control in maize. …”
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Agricultural extension in times of crisis and emergent threats: Effectiveness of a fall armyworm information intervention in Myanmar by Goeb, Joseph, Maredia, Mywish K., Herrington, Caitlin, Zu, A Myint

“…In the context of COVID-19, a military coup, and an emergent threat of fall armyworm in Myanmar, this paper uses a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of two cellphone-based extension interventions – a direct-to-farmer and a lead farmer intervention – for fall armyworm control in maize. …”
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Conclusion: From recovery to renewal of the agrifood system by Boughton, Duncan, Minten, Bart

“…While many of the shocks experienced by Myanmar since the onset of COVID-19 have also been experienced by other low-income countries, the consequences have been magnified and prolonged due to the military coup of February 1, 2021.…”
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Agricultural value chains in a fragile state: The case of rice in Myanmar by Minten, Bart, Goeb, Joseph, Win, Khin Zin, Zone, Phoo Pye

“…This paper analyzes Myanmar’s rice value chain – its most important staple and biggest value chain – during the economic collapse and political instability caused by a military coup in early 2021. It relies on unique data collected with a large sample of rice retailers and millers before and after the coup. …”
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Conflict and agricultural productivity: Evidence from Myanmar by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Our study contributes to filling this knowledge gap by using unique large-scale data on rice producers in Myanmar before and after a military coup in 2021, leading to a surge of conflicts in the country. …”
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The stalled transformation of food processing in Myanmar by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…We assess the status and effects of the twin crises (COVID-19 and the military coup) on different segments (production, trade, and consumption) of Myanmar’s food processing sector. …”
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Endogenous technologies and productivity in rice production: Roles of social instability in Myanmar since 2021 by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Aung, Zin Wai, Masias, Ian, Minten, Bart

“…Our study contributes to filling this knowledge gap by using unique large-scale data on rice producers before and after a military coup in Myanmar in 2021 that led to a significant increase in conflicts in the country. …”
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Traders and agri-food value chain resilience: The case of maize in Myanmar by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Myanmar has experienced a sequence of dire crises beginning in 2019 including the unexpected closure of a principal trade route, COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions, and a military coup leading to years of disruptions in the banking and transport sectors, inflation, and conflict. …”
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Agricultural value chains in a fragile state: The case of rice in Myanmar by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…This paper analyzes Myanmar’s rice value chain–its most important staple crop and largest value chain–during the economic collapse and political instability caused by a military coup in early 2021. It relies on unique data collected with a large sample of rice retailers and millers before and after the coup. …”
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Traders and agri-food value chain resilience: The case of maize in Myanmar by Goeb, Joseph, San, Cho Cho, Belton, Ben, Synt, Nang Lun Kham, Aung, Nilar, Maredia, Mywish, Minten, Bart

“…Myanmar has experienced a sequence of dire crises beginning in 2019 including the unexpected closure of a principal trade route, COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions, and a military coup leading to years of disruptions in the banking and transport sectors, inflation, and conflict. …”
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