Impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural production and food systems in late transforming Southeast Asia: The case of Myanmar

Boughton, Duncan; Goeb, Joseph; Lambrecht, Isabel; Headey, Derek; Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Mahrt, Kristi; Masias, Ian; Goudet, Sophie; Ragasa, Catherine; Maredia, Mywish K.; Minten, Bart; Diao, Xinshen

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2020.103026

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“…COVID-19, and policy responses against it, has affected economic activities in countries around the world, including the agri-food sector in Myanmar (Boughton et al 2021). Some aspects of these effects can be particularly severe depending on the type of agri-food sector agents, given their unique characteristics.…”

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Effects of COVID-19 restrictions on mechanization service providers and mechanization Equipment retailers: Insights from phone surveys in Myanmar

Takeshima¹,

Win²,

Zone³

2021

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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), a CGIAR Research Center established in 1975, provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition. IFPRI's strategic research aims to foster a climate-resilient and sustainable food supply; promote healthy diets and nutrition for all; build inclusive and efficient markets, trade systems, and food industries; transform agricultural and rural economies; and strengthen institutions and governance. Gender is integrated in all the Institute's work. Partnerships, communications, capacity strengthening, and data and knowledge management are essential components to translate IFPRI's research from action to impact. The Institute's regional and country programs play a critical role in responding to demand for food policy research and in delivering holistic support for country-led development. IFPRI collaborates with partners around the world.

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Effects of COVID-19 restrictions on mechanization service providers and mechanization Equipment retailers: Insights from phone surveys in Myanmar

Takeshima¹,

Win²,

Zone³

2021

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“…Laborde et al (2020b) also note disruptions due to labor shortages created by restrictions on movements of people and the profound demand shocks related to closures of restaurants, hotels, and schools. Case studies on livestock farms in China (Zhang 2020) and Myanmar (Boughton et al 2021) have shown that commercial poultry and swine farms have been severely affected on multiple fronts: falling demand for meat and eggs coupled with major constraints on accessing essential inputs, such as day-old chicks. In Myanmar this led to rapidly rising prices for poultry products, despite declining demand, and the closure of many poultry firms, even as the government stepped in to address input supply problems.…”

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Food Systems for Human and Planetary Health: Economic Perspectives and Challenges

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Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ.

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Food systems are currently facing unprecedented challenges. More than 690 million people still suffer hunger while climate change, rapid depletion of natural resources, and loss of biodiversity further threaten future food systems. Influential global reports emphasize the need for fundamental transformations of food systems for human and planetary health, but few incorporate economic considerations. This review adopts an economic lens to assessing potential transitions to ideal food systems that are productive, sustainable, nutritious, resilient, and inclusive. Our findings show that new technologies, policies, institutions, and behavior changes can leverage synergies for achieving multiple food system targets, but rigorous economic analysis is needed to further analyze trade-offs and to overcome complex behavioral, institutional, and political barriers. This review also points to important knowledge gaps that economists and other social scientists must address to contribute to the radical transformation of food systems. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Resource Economics, Volume 13 is October 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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“…(3) remittance flows may have dried up, with severe consequences for income and consumption (Boughton et al 2021(Boughton et al , 2020Diao et al 2020). We expand below.…”

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Myanmar migration in a time of transformation: 2011-2020

Filipski¹,

Belton²,

Hein³

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Rural out-migration to both domestic and international destinations counts among the key phenomena that defined a decade of transformation in Myanmar from the economic reforms until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. We analyze data from four surveys conducted in different areas of rural Myanmar from 2015 to 2018, along with relevant literature, to highlight trends in migration and its contributions to economic growth and rural development. Studied areas include Mon State, as well as parts of the Ayeyarwady Delta, the Central Dry Zone, and Shan State. Our analysis allows us to draw several inferences:

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Impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural production and food systems in late transforming Southeast Asia: The case of Myanmar

Cited by 85 publications

References 7 publications

Effects of COVID-19 restrictions on mechanization service providers and mechanization Equipment retailers: Insights from phone surveys in Myanmar

Effects of COVID-19 restrictions on mechanization service providers and mechanization Equipment retailers: Insights from phone surveys in Myanmar

Food Systems for Human and Planetary Health: Economic Perspectives and Challenges

Myanmar migration in a time of transformation: 2011-2020

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