Host Organization: International Food Policy Research Institute
First Year Placement
Yangon, Myanmar
Based in Yangon, Myanmar, Michael is working with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to support the development and implementation of a regionally representative integrated household survey on agricultural production, livelihoods, gender, and nutrition in the USAID Zone of Influence in Myanmar. Michael will be supporting this project, titled the Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity (MAPSA), with the aim of collecting reliable data and facilitating Myanmar’s agricultural policy and program development to address historical inequities in livelihoods and health outcomes between ethnic communities.
Second Year Placement
Washington, D.C.