Win, Myat Thida

Filipski, Mateusz J.

Van Asselt, Joanna

Nischan, Ulrike

Belton, Ben

Htoo, Kyan

Hein, Aung

Kham, L. Seng

Naing, Zaw Min

Payongayong, Ellen

Boughton, Duncan

The purpose of this report is to provide information and analysis to government, civil society, and donors interested in improving the well-being of the rural population of Mon State, Myanmar. Specifically, the report analyzes the different sources of income for rural households, as well as their socioeconomic characteristics, with a view to helping identify constraints on growth and potential pathways to improving incomes. The overall picture that emerges is one of a struggling agricultural sector and an economy heavily dependent on services for local employment and on international migration for income. The analysis is based on a sample of 1,632 rural households, designed to be representative of rural households in Mon State as a whole. The survey included a household questionnaire and a community survey, and gathered information on demographics, all economic aspects of the household, and access to infrastructure and services at the community level.

Rural livelihoods in Mon State: Evidence from a representative household survey

Takeshima, Hiroyuki

Zone, Phoo Pye

Masias, Ian

Mechanization service providers (MSP) in Myanmar were originally interviewed by telephone in May, June, July, and November 2020, covering mostly combine-harvester SPs (CHSP) and tractor SPs (TSP), to determine how their businesses were being affected by COVID-19 related restrictions. The results of those surveys were published in Myanmar Strategy Support Program Policy Notes 07, 12, 17, and 39, respectively. To trace the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their economic activities, a fifth phone survey of MSPs was done in mid-December 2020, administered mostly to SPs in harvesting activities. This Note reports on the results of the fifth survey, as well as on some trends from the earlier surveys.

Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Mechanization service providers - December 2020 survey round

Win, Myat Thida

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