Recent research has promoted the idea that political struggles over food systems can be understood through the concepts of food security (the right to access...
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One-third of preschool children in Myanmar were stunted in 2015–2016, and three-quarters of children 6–23 mo had inadequate diet diversity. In response, a large-scale nutrition-sensitive social...
In Myanmar, child stunting has significantly declined from around 50% in the 1990s to 29% in 2016. Recent projections indicate that the country will come close to meeting both...
Countries in crisis requiring external assistance for food are expected to lack the resources to deal with reported critical problems of food insecurity. The list below covers crises...
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We conducted a 6-round panel phone survey of 2000 mothers of young children in 2020, covering two distinct COVID-19 shocks.
Poverty rose dramatically...
Chicken and eggs make important contributions to the food and nutrition security of low-income households in Myanmar, making it important to understand the impacts of COVID-19 on Myanmar's poultry sector.
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Analysis rice yield gaps is needed to better understand how to sustainably increase rice production across Southeast Asia.
Rice yield gaps (Yg)...
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in early 2020, Myanmar avoided an early wave of infections. However, even before its first cases were confirmed, the country faced a related...
This e-book builds upon the lessons presented in our earlier volume, COVID-19 & Global Food Security (2020). In that book, we documented the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Ten rounds of the Rural-Urban Food Security Survey (RUFSS) have been conducted between June 2020 and December 2021 to assess the impacts of Myanmar’s economic, political...