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Improving water management in Myanmar’s dry zone for food security, livelihoods and health by International Water Management Institute

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The Promotion of Climate-Smart Villages to Support Community-Based Adaptation Programming in Myanmar by Barbon, Wilson John, Vidallo, Rene R., Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…This report presents the highlights of a scoping study conducted by the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) in Myanmar. The study was funded by CCAFS in support of a plan to test and develop climate-smart villages in Myanmar. …”
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Assessment of governance mechanisms, livelihood outcomes and incentive instruments for green rubber in Myanmar by Kenney-Lazar, M.

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A handbook for establishing water user associations in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar by de Silva, Sanjiv, Schmitter, Petra S., Thiha, Nyan, Suhardiman, Diana

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Action Research Report: Incremental Community Based Adaptation in the Highlands of Myanmar, Chin State by Barbon, Wilson John, Myae, Chan, Thant, Phyu Sin, Bernardo, Eisen Bernard, Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) undertook participatory action research in Myanmar to establish climate-smart villages (CSVs) in four unique agro-ecologies. …”
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Myanmar local food systems in a changing climate: Insights from multiple stakeholders by Thant, Phyu Sin, Espino, Apple, Soria, Giulia, Myae, Chan, Rodríguez, Edgar, Barbon, Wilson John

“…The first was an Asia-wide regional consultation and forum to explore a range of initiatives that transform food systems among stakeholders working in Myanmar. The second method was an in-depth food systems study employing qualitative methods in Htee Pu Village in the Myanmar Central Dry Zone, a research site of IIRR since 2017. …”
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Are landscape approaches possible under authoritarianism? multi-stakeholder governance and social transformation in Myanmar by Forsyth,T., Springate-Baginski, O.

“…The 2021 military coup in Myanmar has added to these inequalities.…”
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Providing a framework for the Myanmar government’s policies, programs and investments on climate-smart agriculture by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…In 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (MOALI), together with CCAFS, developed the Myanmar Climate-Smart Agricultural Strategy (MCSAS) to guide the implementation of climate actions in Myanmar. …”
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FTA supports evidence-based integration of agroforestry targets in the ongoing Myanmar NDC revision by CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

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Recent trends in animal source food production and consumption in Bangladesh and Myanmar, and their implications for nutrition by Belton, Ben, Farook, Sami, Scott, Jessica

“…The presentation tackles the recent trends in animal source food production and consumption in Bangladesh and Myanmar, and their implications for nutrition. Results showed that there is: a declining supply and consumption of capture fish, static/declining red meat; highly unequal consumption of all animal-source foods (ASF) across income groups; and ASF (especially fish) make important contributions to nutrient intakes but still high levels of nutrient inadequacy.…”
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Gender gaps in land rights: Explaining different measures and why households differ in Myanmar by Lambrecht, Isabel B., Mahrt, Kristi, Synt, Nang Lun Kham, Ei Win, Hnin, Win, Khin Zin

“…Firstly, we assess which indicators to use and why it matters, focusing on rural Myanmar. Myanmar provides an interesting setting, as a large part of the population customarily follows joint property rights in marriage and upon dissolution of marriage and inheritance. …”
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De-risking agriculture in Myanmar: Guidebook for building climate resilience among smallholder farmers by Barbon, Wilson John, Khaung, Ye

“…In Myanmar, the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, in partnership with the CGIAR-Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), the International Development Research Center Canada (IDRC), the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (The Alliance), and local NGOs, have promoted the climate-smart village (CSV) approach as a community platform to build adaptation capacities of Myanmar farmers since 2017. …”
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Agricultural mechanization services, rice productivity, and farm/plot size: Insights from Myanmar by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity (MAPSA)

“…However, knowledge gaps remain as how agricultural transformation due to the adoption of new technologies and the change in factor costs, such as mechanization fees, are associated with this productivity - size relation. In the case of Myanmar, where mechanization use has dramatically increased over the last decade, we find a significant inverse productivity - plot size relationship, with small rice plots having productivity levels approximately 30 percent higher than large plots. …”
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Monitoring the agri-food system in Myanmar: Agricultural crop traders – April 2023 survey by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…To document changes in the mid-stream of Myanmar’s food value chains, a phone survey of commodity traders was conducted in April 2023 with a sample of 304 traders in 14 states and regions. …”
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Monitoring the agri-food system in Myanmar: Rice millers – August 2023 survey round by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…In August 2023, we surveyed 388 active rice millers from 13 states and regions across Myanmar to learn more about the impacts of the current political and COVID-19 crises. …”
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Monitoring the agri-food system in Myanmar: Rice millers – March 2023 survey round by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…In March 2023, we interviewed more than 430 active rice millers to assess business disruptions and price changes at the midstream of Myanmar’s most important agricultural value chain. …”
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Monitoring the agri-food system in Myanmar: Rice millers – August 2022 survey round by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…In August 2022, we surveyed 467 active rice millers from 13 states and regions across Myanmar to learn more about the impacts of the current political and COVID-19 crises. …”
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Monitoring the agri-food system in Myanmar: Agricultural crop traders – August 2022 survey by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Crop traders are important actors in the mid-stream of Myanmar’s food supply chains serving as the essential link between farms and food processors, exporters, commodity exchange centers, and urban food markets. …”
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Rice productivity in Myanmar: Assessment of the 2022 dry season and farmers’ expectations for the monsoon of 2022 by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…The assessment on farmers’ rice productivity during the dry season of 2022 presented in this research note is based on data from the Myanmar Agriculture Performance Survey (MAPS) that was conducted with 678 rice producers, spread over all states/regions of the country, over the period August 2022 – September 2022. …”
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Monitoring the agri-food system in Myanmar: Food vendors - December 2021 survey round by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…This Research Note presents the results from a telephone survey with food vendors conducted in rural and urban zones throughout Myanmar and focuses on the results from the latest round completed in December 2021. …”
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