Myanmar: Post-earthquake rapid needs assessment

The 28 March 2025 earthquake affected over 9 million people in Myanmar, severely disrupting agriculture, food access and income sources – particularly in Magway, Mandalay and Sagaing – where food insecurity significantly worsened, increasing reliance on humanitarian assistance. In response, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) jointly conducted a rapid needs assessment across 23 of the most affected townships in Mandalay, Sagaing, Magway, Nay Pyi Taw and southern Shan.FAO’s Data in Emergencies Monitoring and Impact (DIEM-Impact) system was used to provide a timely, detailed analysis of the earthquake’s effects on agriculture and livelihoods. Combining primary and secondary data, remote sensing, and FAO’s damage and loss methodology, DIEM-Impact delivers regularly updated insights to inform evidence-based programming in fragile contexts.