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COVID-19 impacts and adaptation in aquatic food supply chains in Myanmar - One year into the pandemic

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  • Value chains and nutrition
  • Haas, B.
  • Khin, M.S.
  • Myint, K.T.
  • Phyo, E.
  • Oo, K.M.
  • Khaing, K.W.
  • Oo, A.T.
  • Phyu, Y.Y.
  • Pan Wai, N.C.
  • Noot, S.
  • Yu, M.
  • Ghazali, S.B.
  • Dhar, G.
  • Pounds, A.

Abstract

In 2020, we conducted a bi-weekly phone survey with 143 fish supply chain actors in Myanmar to assess impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. In 2021, we conducted a follow-up survey and re-surveyed 105 participants regarding their activity between the months of March and May. The sample comprised of the following: feed mills (2), feed sellers (pellet) (5), feed sellers (non-pellet) (1), fish hatcheries (10), fish farmers (30), fishers (25), fish processors (6), traders (11), and retailers (15). The first reported case of COVID-19 in Myanmar was in March 2020, followed by a lockdown “stay at home” strategy was adopted in April through July 2020. The data in 2020 was collected during this first lockdown. A surge in cases resulted in another lockdown in September through April 2021. Data in 2021 was collected at the end of this long lockdown period. A second wave of COVID peaked in July 2021, attributed to the Delta variant. This approach allowed for a comparative assessment of the impacts experienced by businesses and adaptations they made in response, one year on from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Value chains and nutrition & Haas, B. & Khin, M.S. & Myint, K.T. & Phyo, E. & Oo, K.M. & Khaing, K.W. & Oo, A.T. & Phyu, Y.Y. & Pan Wai, N.C. & Noot, S. & Yu, M. & Ghazali, S.B. & Dhar, G. & Pounds, A, 2021. "COVID-19 impacts and adaptation in aquatic food supply chains in Myanmar - One year into the pandemic," Monographs, The WorldFish Center, number 40996, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:wfi:wfbook:40996
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    Keywords

    fisheries value chains; COVID-19; aquatic organisms; supply chain disruptions; supply balance; Surveys; pandemics; Myanmar; South East Asia;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q00 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - General

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