116 datasets found

Statement of ASEAN ministers on how to address the food security issue exacerbated by COVID-19.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has heightened food security risks in Asia and the Pacific. Disruptions to domestic and international food supply chains—caused as ri...

Indigenous women depend daily on the forests to supply the needs of their families for food, water, livelihood, firewood, shelter and health care.

Case studies on indigenous and ethnic peoples across Asia, their history with shifting cultivation, and the livelihood and food security impacts of their traditional agricultura...

In parallel with the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic in Vietnam, the economic difficulties have increased in general, especially for poor people in Vietnam. Especially when the...

Over the past quarter century, Vietnam's agricultural sector has made enormous progress. Steady advances in smallholder rice productivity and intensification through the 1990s a...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused millions of workers in Vietnam to be severely affected, especially unskilled, low-income, irregular workers or those currently enjoying social prote...

This year’s report presents evidence that the absolute number of people who suffer from hunger continues to slowly increase. The report also highlights that food insecurity is m...

The countries of the Mekong Region have mostly continued in their path of rapid economic growth and increasing regional economic integration. However, poverty and social inequal...

Progress in reducing undernourishment has slowed tremendously. FAO’s estimates show that the number of hungry people has barely changed during the past two years, making it incr...

In 2014, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) published the “Regional Report on Nutrition Security in ASEAN, Volume 1”,...

The association of Southeast asian nations, or ASEAN, aims to accelerate economic growth and social progress by promoting active collaboration and mutual assistance on matters o...

The 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows that while the world has made gradual progress in reducing hunger on a global scale since 2000, this progress has been uneven. Hunger pe...

“Leaving no one behind” is an overarching principle of the Sustainable Development Goals. Many countries are prioritizing resources for those who are furthest behind. Existing m...

This dataset provides data on the prevalence of stunting in children under 5. Stunting is defined as low height for age.

This dataset provides data on the prevalence of wasting in children under 5. Wasting is defined as low weight for height.

The Food and Agriculture Organization's country programming framework 2012-2016, describing the intended cooperation and partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organizatio...

An report prepared by the World Bank in partnership with the Livelihoods and Food Security Multi-Donor Trust Fund on the Myanmar. An analysis of farm production economics publis...

The table shows annual food security indicator regarding access to improved water sources in Myanmar from 1990 to 2014. The table was downloaded from the statistics website of F...

This country profile provides information on Myanmar's geography, climate and population, economy, agriculture and food security. Information is also provided on water resources...