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Myanmar's poverty and food insecurity crisis: Support to agriculture and food assistance is urgently needed to preserve a foundation for recovery por Myanmar Agriculture Support Activity

“…National poverty rates in Myanmar have risen dramatically due to economic disruption following the February 1, 2021 military take-over of government. …”
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National inception workshop: Myanmar: Agricultural transformation and market integration in the ASEAN region: Responding to food security and inclusiveness concerns por Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture

“…The Myanmar National Inception Workshop had five objectives: (1) to gain good understanding of the structural transformation and market integration and implications for agricultural growth and food security in Myanmar, position/role of small farmers in ATMI and various initiatives to address food security and inclusiveness concerns in Myanmar; (2) to consult various stakeholders – ASEAN Member States (AMS), civil society organizations (CSOs)/farmers’ organizations (FOs), the private sector, and research institutions regarding the implementation of research project on ATMI; (3) to identify priority promising commodities for regional and global value chains; (4) to develop Country Action Plan towards the achievement of the project’s target outcomes: enhanced capacity of AMS to identify and design national strategies, policies, programs and national agri-food value chain investment initiatives that benefit small-scale rural producers (SSRPs); and (5) to initiate organization of the National Project Steering Committee (NPSC).…”
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Mapping irrigated areas in the dry zone of Myanmar by differentiating evapotranspiration from irrigated and rain-fed areas [Abstract only] por Douangsavanh, Somphasith, McCartney, Matthew P., Lacombe, Guillaume

“…In the Dry Zone of Myanmar, variability in water resources and insufficient capacity to manage that variability is one of the main causes of food insecurity. …”
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Nurturing resilience in smallholder farming systems: Emerging insights from a Climate-Smart Village in Southern Shan State, Myanmar por Barbon, Wilson John, Myae, Chan, Su, Myat Noe, Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…The brief talks about the emerging insights from a Climate-Smart Village in Southern Shan State, Myanmar. It documents a range of coping strategies that help farmers deal with impacts of climate change.…”
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New approach to water users’ associations in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar results in equitable water allocation and boosts production por CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems

“…associations (WUAs) in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar. This was accompanied by the introduction of new crop varieties and high-quality pulse and rice seeds by Welthungerhilfe and ICRISAT. …”
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Developing government capacity in geospatial tools for land water analysis in Myanmar, enabling rice crop flood-damage prevention measures. por CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems

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Climate Risk and Vulnerability (CR&V) assessment for climate services: Rice-fish production and value chain - Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar por Thant, Phyu Sin, Khaung, Ye, Akester, Michael J., Giles, James, Swaans, Cornelis

“…As part of the CGIAR initiative Asian Mega-Deltas, a scoping study was completed by the end of 2022 to prioritize key delta-oriented production systems and value chains in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Delta (Gonsalves et al., 2022). …”
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Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Agricultural production and rural livelihoods in two irrigation schemes - June 2020 survey round por Lambrecht, Isabel B., Ragasa, Catherine, Mahrt, Kristi, Aung, Zin Wai, Wang, Michael

“…This policy note provides evidence of the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on farming communities in Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone using baseline data from January 2020 and follow-up phone survey data. …”
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Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Agricultural production and rural livelihoods in two irrigation schemes - August 2020 survey round por Lambrecht, Isabel B., Ragasa, Catherine, Mahrt, Kristi, Aung, Zin Wai, Wang, Michael

“…This policy note provides evidence of the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on farming communities in Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone using baseline data from January 2020 (BL) and followup telephone survey data. 1 The first round of the telephone survey was conducted with 606 households between 10 and 21 June 2020 (PS1) and inquired about the effects of COVID-19 on agricultural production and other livelihood sources from February to May 2020. …”
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Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Agricultural production and rural livelihoods in two irrigation schemes – October 2020 survey round por Lambrecht, Isabel B., Ragasa, Catherine, Mahrt, Kristi, Aung, Zin Wai, Ei Win, Hnin, Zu, A Myint, Wang, Michael

“…The onset of the second wave of infections and mitigation measures in Myanmar is continuing to depress household incomes. …”
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Community and household shocks and coping strategies: Findings from the eighth round of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (July – December 2024) por van Asselt, Joanna, Aung, Zin Wai

“…The eighth round of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS), a nationally and regionally representative phone survey, was conducted between October and December 2024. …”
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Community and household shocks and coping strategies: Findings from the ninth round of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (April - October 2025) por van Asselt, Joanna, Aung, Zin Wai

“…The ninth round of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS), a nationally and regionally representative phone survey, was conducted between July and October 2025. …”
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IWMI recommendations for priority action in the Dry Zone of Myanmar. [Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program] por International Water Management Institute

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The International Water Management Institute's work on climate change and possibilities for Myanmar: seeking solution for the measure of adaptation and mitigation against the impact por Inada, Yoshiaki

“…This paper will highlight how existing work can be applied to the issues of Myanmar and promising directions for future work, especially as related to the Ayeyarwady Delta.…”
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Root and tuber crops: Untapped potential for food and nutrition security and rural livelihood development in Myanmar. Results of a scoping study. por Aung, M.

“…The objectives of the Myanmar scoping study are: To collect, collate and analyse existing secondary information on RTC area, production, processing, marketing, and consumption at the national and state/district levels where (a) RTC (root and tuber crops) production/consumption is most important and/or (b) where existing or pipeline IFAD investment projects are located. …”
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Root and tuber crops: Untapped potential for food and nutrition security and rural livelihood development in Myanmar. Results of a scoping study. por Aung, M., Prain, Gordon, Wheatley, Christopher C.

“…RTCs are not a priority crop in Myanmar, but there is still significant growth in production and demand, particularly potato and cassava. …”
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Establishing a Climate Smart Village in Southern Shan, Myanmar: The Case of Taungkhamauk Village, Nyaung Shwe Township por Manilay, Alessandro A., Thant, Phyu Sin, Myae, Chan, Barbon, Wilson John, Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…This study analyzed the financial sustainability of a Climate-Smart Village (CSV) established in Taungkhamauk, Nyaung Shwe Township, in the southern Shan State of Myanmar. The Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) options adopted by participating households and evaluated by this study included yield enhancement for upland rice and corn, planting fruit trees in farms and homesteads, and vegetable gardening as well as livestock and poultry raising in homesteads. …”
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Impact of adoption of better management practices and nutrition-sensitive training on the productivity, livelihoods and food security of small-scale aquaculture producers in Myanmar por Brako Dompreh, Eric, Rossignoli, Cristiano, Griffiths, Don, Wang, Quanli, Htoo, Khaing, Nway, Hsu Myat, Akester, Michael J., Gasparatos, Alexandros

“…Small-scale aquaculture is a major source of food in Myanmar. Beyond its importance for food security and nutrition, small scale aquaculture contributes to the livelihoods of many rural households and is a potentially valuable strategy for rural development. …”
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Empowering rural women through gender and nutrition education amid the COVID-19 crisis: Evidence from Myanmar's Central Dry Zone por Ragasa, Catherine, Lambrecht, Isabel B., Mahrt, Kristi, Aung, Zin Wai

“…We assess the impact of a nutrition and gender SBCC intervention implemented as a cluster-randomized controlled trial in 30 villages in Myanmar's Central Dry Zone during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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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 por Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…After decades of isolationism and economic stagnation, Myanmar opened its economy in the beginning of the 2010s, leading to rapid economic growth (Myanmar’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was almost 50 percent larger in 2020 than in 2011). …”
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