Food Security Analysis #2 (WFP)

This WFP analysis reviews previous food security and vulnerability data, overlaid with earthquake impact, to refine the design of the food security response. It answers key questions such as where, how many, and who are food insecure.
Where:

  • Regions with largest pre-earthquake food-insecure populations: Mandalay, East Bago, Sagaing.
  • Most affected townships: Sagaing and Shwebo (Sagaing region); Chanmyathazi, Aungmyaythazan, Amarapura, Yamethin, Pyawbwe (Mandalay); Taungoo and Yedashe (Bago).

How many:

  • 2.8 million food-insecure people (2024 data) live in earthquake-affected townships.

Who:

  • Higher rates of food insecurity among displaced populations, rural households, large households, and female-headed households.

Read more and download the report from MIMU website.