LIFT Logical Framework 2019-2023 can also be found in LIFT Strategy 2019-2023 under Appendix 2.
The full LIFT strategy 2019-2023 can be found here: https://www.lift-fund.org/lift-...
Frequently asked questions about LIFT's support to Myanma Awba Group establishing a high-quality seed programme to take Myanmar’s rural development to the next level.
All of the consulted CSOs report that they are recovering indirect costs (ICs) at the rate of six per cent as
stipulated by the fund donor.
This could not be assumed as some grant-makers in Myanmar have organisational policies that over-ride
donor requirements to share...
All of the consulted CSOs report that they are recovering indirect costs (ICs) at the rate of six per cent as
stipulated by the fund donor.
This could not be assumed as some grant-makers in Myanmar have organisational policies that over-ride
donor requirements to share...
Despite of the value of the customary tenure system, the current legal framework in Myanmar does not adequately recognise customary tenure. In recent years, customary rights over the land and forests of the Naga people have become more vulnerable than ever, as government institutions enforcing...
Participatory photography is an innovative way for researchers to understand the nuanced perspectives of vulnerable groups - but what does it look like in practice? In this information brief, we explore: what participatory photography is, why researchers might consider using this method, and how...
The farming systems analysis can be beneficial
to farmers themselves. As a direct benefit, the
whole process can provide capacity development
opportunities for them to reflect on their own
practices and gain the “bigger picture” of the
agricultural development...
Debt was mentioned in the majority of CHIME qualitative interviews with lower income households as a factor in migration decision-making. For many, migration was perceived as the only way out of interlocking problems of debt, rural bonded labour and extreme poverty. Families reported going...
Internal migration patterns reveal the strong pull of Yangon with most internal migrants either moving within their state of origin, or to Yangon. The study highlights the enormous significance of social drivers on rural to urban migration and their close relationship with economic drivers....
This briefing paper presents findings from the CHIME study relating to gender and migration in four regions of Myanmar. It outlines differences and similarities between men and women’s patterns of migration. This is followed by sections on drivers and strategies of migration, remittance amounts...
This briefing paper draws on findings from the CHIME research project to look at how agricultural work drives migration, and how migration affects the agricultural sector. It identifies opportunities for policymakers to help make agriculture and migration promote sustainable, equitable...
The “Capitalising Human Mobility for Poverty Alleviation and Inclusive Development for Myanmar” (CHIME) study aims to address the knowledge gap on labour migration and its relationship with poverty and development in four areas in Myanmar: Ayeyarwardy Region, Mandalay Region, Rakhine State and...
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the impact of effective water management in rainfed crop cultivation as part of climate smart agriculture (CSA) in the Dry Zone. The hypothesis is that providing irrigation during the gap time reduces farmers' risks of crop failure and enables farmers...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the cost‐effectiveness of community managed village water supply systems in the Dry Zone. The results of this study will inform the WASH component as well as the social protection component in selecting suitable water sources and ways to let the...
Chin State is a very rugged and remote region, where much of the population still relies on subsistence farming as an essential part of their livelihoods. With ongoing land reforms in the past decade and years of out-migration, many new questions about land tenure in the state have been...
A synthesis of the extended report on changing land use in the area around Hakha, Chin State.
Chin State is a very rugged and remote region, where much of the population still relies on subsistence farming as an essential part of their livelihoods. With ongoing land reforms in the past...
A short leaflet which describes some of CORAD's work on value chains and access.
Farming systems of rural households in Hakha, Chin State have undergone an evolution due to social, political, and economic drivers that have occurred since pre-colonization. This study analyzes the evolution of the farming systems through a historical lens, and the potential impacts on the...
A leaflet providing basic information for improving rice yield, maximising resources, lowering input, and improving returns for growers.
A value chain analysis in three townships of Chin State: Falam, Thantalang, and Tedim. Though the study townships fall under a similar agro-climatic zone, there is significant difference in community cash crop preferences which is influenced by factors like socio-economic conditions of farmers,...
