Dried Fish Consumption in Myanmar

Title	Dried Fish Consumption in Myanmar
Author(s)	Sithu Lin, Ben Belton, Wae Win Khaing
Format	Report
Anticipated length	5000 words
Synopsis	Dried fish products have been a staple food in Myanmar Culture and are important for poor and vulnerable people. Regardless of several challenges including poor working conditions and poor food safety, and a large number of women involvements in the dried fish processing and trading, the diverse and complex economy of dried fish production and distribution in Southeast Asia is often overlooked in the research and policy arena. Myanmar Dried Fish Consumption Survey (MDFCS) is conducted between 2019 and 2020 to understand different patterns of dried fish consumption in the country as part of the Dried Fish Matters Project Phase I. It is a quantitative survey that captures the type and amount of dried fish and fish products consumed by a family, source of fish consumed, location of purchase, and their consumption behaviors based on their locations. The fresh and processed fish consumption is highly correlated to the locations of the respondents, whereas Shan (North) has the lowest consumption in all categories of dried fish. The report lays out the dried fish consumption data with several types of dried and processed fish across 8 States and Regions.