Impacts of COVID-19 on women agribusiness and fish value chains in the Gulf of Mottama

Author(s)
  • De Silva, Sanjiv
  • Rajaratnam, Surendran
  • Tran, Nhuong
  • Paul, Naw Tha Ku
  • Tun, Htet Yin
  • Antos, Greg
  • Tun, Aye Lei
Release Year 2021
Regions
  • South-Eastern Asia
  • Asia
  • World
Themes
  • Nutrition and health
Source HARVARD Dataverse
Temporal coverage -
Usage Rights
Access Open
License CC-BY
Methodology
Sampling Convenient and snow-ball sampling methods
Unit of analysis Household or firm
Universe Household
Contact point De Silva, Sanjiv
DOI https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NRPVSC
Projects CRP - Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)
Providers WorldFish
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full citation De Silva, Sanjiv; Rajaratnam, Surendran; Tran, Nhuong; Paul, Naw Tha Ku; Tun, Htet Yin; Antos, Greg; Tun, Aye Lei, 2021, "Impacts of COVID-19 on women agribusiness and fish value chains in the Gulf of Mottama", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NRPVSC, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:J2U6cbrv5u8LJk1hJlYK/g== [fileUNF]

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Abstract

Of food items in Myanmar diets, fish is a critical source of animal protein and essential micronutrient supply, with an annual per capita consumption of 45.6 kg per capita in 2018 (FAO, 2021). As the COVID-19 pandemic escalated, fish value chains in Myanmar are exposed with high risk and vulnerability in a number of ways. Supported by CGIAR COVID-19 Hub, the objectives of this study are to: (i)assess the impacts of COVID-19 across different actors on fish value chains; (ii) To understand the adaptation and coping strategies value chain actors undertaken to build resilience and recovery in the unprecedented times. Twenty quantitative interviews were carried out in October 2021 covering male and female fishers, fish processors, fish sellers, aquaculture owners/operators and labourers. These interviews were carried out in Mon State and Bago region by Point B Design + Training using a semi-structured questionnaire using mobile phones.