WEBINAR: Impacts of COVID-19 on Agricultural Value Chains in Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, India and Vietnam

17 December 2020. VCB-N Webinar presenting the results of Country Assessments regarding the Impacts of COVID-19 on Agricultural Value Chains

The Value Chain Capacity Building Network (VCB-N) initiated by an IFAD-grant shared the results of country assessments on the impact of COVID-19 on agricultural value chains, implemented in a number of Asian countries in the APR as mandated by IFAD. 

In total, six assessments were conducted by VCB-N members in five countries including Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, India and Vietnam covering analysis of 16 different agricultural value chains.

Recommendations for designing more resilient and future proof value chains in the post-COVID era, were presented and discussed.

• Summary over-arching Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations
• Presentation Bangladesh – Innovision Consulting Private Limited
• Presentation India – Institute of Livelihood Research and Training (ILRT)
• Presentation India – Partners in Prosperity (PnP)
• Presentation Myanmar – EMPOWER Consultancy Limited
• Presentation Vietnam – Center for Agrarian Systems Research and Development (CASRAD)
• Presentation Laos – Enterprise & Development Consultants Co., Ltd (or EDC)