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COVID-19 undermines incomes, livelihoods in rural Myanmar

author(s) Ragasa, Catherine - Lambrecht, Isabel - Mahrt, Kristi - Aung, Zin Wai - Wang, Michael
from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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  • South-Eastern Asia
  • Asia
  • World
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Ragasa, Catherine et al., 'COVID-19 undermines incomes, livelihoods in rural Myanmar', In COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later, eds. John McDermott and Johan Swinnen. Part One: Food Security & Poverty, Chapter 9, Pp. 58-61, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, 2022

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Abstract

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 economic crisis. Border closures, movement restrictions, and reduced international demand for Myanmar’s goods and services severely affected the nation’s forecasted economic growth. In late 2020, Myanmar also experienced two waves of COVID-19 infections and lockdown measures, followed by a political crisis beginning in February 2021. This combination of widespread COVID-19 and political turmoil has had substantial negative impacts on the nation’s population.

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