Myanmar local food systems in a changing climate: Insights from multiple stakeholders
Understanding the impacts of climate on food systems is vital to identifying the most effective food system interventions to support climate-smart agriculture. The study examines how climate change is affecting food systems and what can be done to mitigate its effects. Two methodological approaches...
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| author | Phyu Sin Thant Apple Espino Giulia Soria Chan Myae Edgard Rodriguez Wilson John Barbon Julian Gonsalves |
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| description | Understanding the impacts of climate on food systems is vital to identifying the most effective food system interventions to support climate-smart agriculture. The study examines how climate change is affecting food systems and what can be done to mitigate its effects. Two methodological approaches were combined in the study. The first was an Asia-wide regional consultation and forum to explore a range of initiatives that transform food systems among stakeholders working in Myanmar. The second method was an in-depth food systems study employing qualitative methods in Htee Pu Village in the Myanmar Central Dry Zone, a research site of IIRR since 2017. Key informant interviews (KII) and focus group discussions (FGD) were conducted to capture insights and data. Food systems consist of components, drivers, actors, and elements that interact with one another and other systems such as social, health, and transportation. The Myanmar food system is complex. Making it sustainable and transformative requires a mix of different approaches implemented at various scales from local to national. It also requires actions that engage various actors in the system from producers to consumers. The study of the local food system of Htee Pu Village indicates that the village has a rural and traditional food system and that climate change is one of its key food system drivers. Climate change negatively impacted farming and agricultural practices and disrupted the input supply of the local food systems. The role of intermediaries such as traders and consolidators is critical in the supply and distribution of food in the Central Dry Zone. Improved and more connected roads are essential for the supply and distribution of food for the village. The informal market outlets serve as the primary food source or sale points for households. Household diets are inadequate in quantity as the population remains highly dependent on their crops for their diets due to relatively low income. Climate adaptation must be embedded in the local level management to mitigate the effect of climate change in food production in the longer term. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-558dab8f913945dba87157086db0ae7c2022-12-22T02:35:19ZengElsevierEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators2665-97272022-06-0114100170Myanmar local food systems in a changing climate: Insights from multiple stakeholdersPhyu Sin Thant0Apple Espino1Giulia Soria2Chan Myae3Edgard Rodriguez4Wilson John Barbon5Julian Gonsalves6International Institute of Rual Reconstruction (IIRR), Room 402, (7+1) D Apartment, Parami Condominium, U Thin Pe St., Hlaing Township, Yangon, Myanmar; Corresponding author.IIRR Regional Center for Asia, PhillippinesIIRR Regional Center for Asia, PhillippinesInternational Institute of Rual Reconstruction (IIRR), Room 402, (7+1) D Apartment, Parami Condominium, U Thin Pe St., Hlaing Township, Yangon, MyanmarInternational Development Research Centre (IDRC), CanadaInternational Institute of Rual Reconstruction (IIRR), Room 402, (7+1) D Apartment, Parami Condominium, U Thin Pe St., Hlaing Township, Yangon, MyanmarIIRR Regional Center for Asia, PhillippinesUnderstanding the impacts of climate on food systems is vital to identifying the most effective food system interventions to support climate-smart agriculture. The study examines how climate change is affecting food systems and what can be done to mitigate its effects. Two methodological approaches were combined in the study. The first was an Asia-wide regional consultation and forum to explore a range of initiatives that transform food systems among stakeholders working in Myanmar. The second method was an in-depth food systems study employing qualitative methods in Htee Pu Village in the Myanmar Central Dry Zone, a research site of IIRR since 2017. Key informant interviews (KII) and focus group discussions (FGD) were conducted to capture insights and data. Food systems consist of components, drivers, actors, and elements that interact with one another and other systems such as social, health, and transportation. The Myanmar food system is complex. Making it sustainable and transformative requires a mix of different approaches implemented at various scales from local to national. It also requires actions that engage various actors in the system from producers to consumers. The study of the local food system of Htee Pu Village indicates that the village has a rural and traditional food system and that climate change is one of its key food system drivers. Climate change negatively impacted farming and agricultural practices and disrupted the input supply of the local food systems. The role of intermediaries such as traders and consolidators is critical in the supply and distribution of food in the Central Dry Zone. Improved and more connected roads are essential for the supply and distribution of food for the village. The informal market outlets serve as the primary food source or sale points for households. Household diets are inadequate in quantity as the population remains highly dependent on their crops for their diets due to relatively low income. Climate adaptation must be embedded in the local level management to mitigate the effect of climate change in food production in the longer term.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972722000022AdaptationFood system driversFood productionFood supply chainHousehold diets |
| spellingShingle | Phyu Sin Thant Apple Espino Giulia Soria Chan Myae Edgard Rodriguez Wilson John Barbon Julian Gonsalves Myanmar local food systems in a changing climate: Insights from multiple stakeholders Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Adaptation Food system drivers Food production Food supply chain Household diets |
| title | Myanmar local food systems in a changing climate: Insights from multiple stakeholders |
| title_full | Myanmar local food systems in a changing climate: Insights from multiple stakeholders |
| title_fullStr | Myanmar local food systems in a changing climate: Insights from multiple stakeholders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Myanmar local food systems in a changing climate: Insights from multiple stakeholders |
| title_short | Myanmar local food systems in a changing climate: Insights from multiple stakeholders |
| title_sort | myanmar local food systems in a changing climate insights from multiple stakeholders |
| topic | Adaptation Food system drivers Food production Food supply chain Household diets |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972722000022 |
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