Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Agricultural production and rural livelihoods in two irrigation schemes - August 2020 survey round

Isabel Lambrecht, Catherine Ragasa (), Kristi Mahrt, Zin Wai Aung and Michael Wang

No 33, Myanmar SSP policy notes from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: 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. The second round effects of COVID-19 in June and July.

Keywords: income; agricultural production; covid-19; households; employment; social protection; nutrition; irrigation; livelihoods; cash transfers; rural areas; Myanmar; Asia; South-eastern Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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