Myanmar Agricultural Performance Survey (MAPS): A Biannual Panel of Farm Households

Approximately 5,000 households across Myanmar are surveyed twice yearly via phone to track agricultural performance amid conflict, economic instability, and climate stressors. The panel, a sub-sample of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS), collects data on farm characteristics, cultivated area, crops planted, input use, yields, sales, prices, and marketing constraints. Eight rounds of data have been collected from February–March 2022 through January–March 2026, providing high-frequency monitoring of the agricultural sector.

Use Cases

• Analyzing crop yield trends and sales prices across different seasons and agro-ecological zones.
• Monitoring the impact of security-related challenges and climate stressors on farm management practices.
• Assessing household access to agricultural inputs and services over time.
• Tracking changes in cultivated area and crop choices in response to market and conflict conditions.
• Evaluating the representativeness and dynamics of a panel survey drawn from a larger national household survey.

Strengths

• Nationwide panel design with approximately 5,000 households, achieving representativeness at the agro-ecological zone level.
• High-frequency biannual collection provides eight rounds of data from 2022 to 2026, capturing seasonal variations.
• Cross-platform presence on Dataverse and HDX signals established importance and curation.

Limitations

• Column names and specific variable details are not provided in the available metadata.
• Conflicting sample sizes are reported for different rounds (e.g., 4,553 for Round 8 vs. 4,845 for Round 7), requiring careful reconciliation.
• Data collection is phone-based, which may limit the depth or accuracy of certain agricultural measurements compared to in-person surveys.

Provenance

Source

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), implemented by Myanmar Survey Research (MSR).

Collection Method

Nationwide phone-based panel survey, with respondents drawn as a sub-sample of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS).

Time Range

February–March 2022 to January–March 2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-07 02:40:09.848051

Geography

Myanmar (nationwide)