Ben Belton
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Fish Lead
Phone:
+95 925-107-2892
Email:
beltonbe@msu.edu
Degrees:
Ph.D., University of Stirling (UK)
M.Sc., University of Stirling (UK)
B.Sc., (Hons.) University of Nottingham (UK)
Related Work
Authored Articles
- FSP Research Featured in The Economist, September 13, 2019
- Myanmar's Rural Revolution: Mechanization & Structural Transformation, November 1, 2018
- What Is a Value Chain? The Example of Aquaculture, March 22, 2018
- Let Them Eat Carp: Fish Farms Are Helping to Fight Hunger, March 7, 2018
- Let Them Eat Carp, March 7, 2018
- Aquaculture in Myanmar: A survey, May 15, 2017
- Aquaculture Value Chain in Myanmar, January 5, 2017
Articles Featuring
- FSG Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Eminent Speakers and Panelists Focused on the Future, September 24, 2024
- PRCI Southeast Asia workshop for developing cassava value chain analysis proposals, March 21, 2022
- In new Nature publication, Belton argues that freshwater aquaculture is underrepresented in research, March 10, 2022
- PRCI Southeast Asia workshop “The Export Potential of Laos Agri-Food to the EU Market”, March 3, 2022
- Study examines how to build resilient aquatic food systems amid COVID-19, May 31, 2021
- Hold the Salt the Promise of Little Fresh Fishes, August 24, 2020
- Exploring the benefits of sustainable commoditization in the seafood industry, June 25, 2020
- FSP Leaves a Major Impact on Myanmar and its Young Agricultural Researchers, November 22, 2019
- Ben Belton in the Conversation: "Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger", March 7, 2018
- The Economist: How the Growth of Cities Changes Farming, February 15, 2018
- Ben Belton and Saweda Liverpool-Tasie's work was quoted in this Economist article: "Counting Chickens: How the growth of cities changes farming", February 15, 2018
- Rethinking Farmed Fish Consumption in the Global South, November 17, 2017
Authored Documents
- Launch of Book on Myanmar’s Agrifood System Amid Ongoing Challenges, October 28, 2024
- Double jeopardy: COVID-19, coup d'état and poverty in Myanmar, June 27, 2023
- Dietary inadequacy in Tanzania is linked to the rising cost of nutritious foods and consumption of food-away-from-home, June 1, 2023
- Rapid Reconnaissance of the Fish Value Chain in Nigeria, May 22, 2023
- COVID-19 disruptions and pivoting in SMEs in the hidden middle of Kenya’s potato and fish value chains, April 19, 2023
- Performance of Sentinel-1 and 2 imagery in detecting aquaculture waterbodies in Bangladesh, November 1, 2022
- Hybrid livelihoods: Maize and agrarian transformation in Southeast Asia's uplands, October 3, 2022
- COVID-19's impacts on incomes and food consumption in urban and rural areas are surprisingly similar: Evidence from five African countries, June 1, 2022
- Research methods for value chain analysis, March 30, 2022
- Aquaculture will continue to depend more on land than sea, March 9, 2022
- Presence of microplastics in two common dried marine fish species from Bangladesh, March 1, 2022
- PIVOTING IN NIGERIA’S FISH AND POULTRY VALUE CHAINS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 POLICIES AND IMPACTS, January 24, 2022
- The impact of COVID-19 and other shocks on Agri Food SMEs along the poultry and fish value chains in Borno State, January 17, 2022
- The impact of COVID-19 and associated shocks on Agri Food SMEs along the poultry and fish value chain in Kaduna State, January 13, 2022
- The impact of COVID-19 and associated shocks on Agri Food SMEs along the poultry and fish value chains in Ebonyi State, January 13, 2022
- The impact of COVID-19 and associated shocks on Agri Food SMEs along the poultry and fish value chains in Kebbi State, Nigeria, January 12, 2022
- Interventions for improving the productivity and environmental performance of global aquaculture for future food security, September 17, 2021
- Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems, September 15, 2021
- Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales, September 15, 2021
- COVID-19 impacts and adaptations in Asia and Africa’s aquatic food value chains, July 1, 2021
- Economic impacts of COVID-19 in urban and rural Africa: Surprising results from five countries, June 2, 2021
- Impacts of COVID-19 on Myanmar's chicken and egg sector, with implications for the sustainable development goals., May 1, 2021
- The rapid rise of agricultural mechanization in Myanmar, May 1, 2021
- E-commerce's fast-tracking diffusion and adaptation in developing countries, March 2, 2021
- Emerging COVID-19 impacts, responses, and lessons for building resilience in the seafood system, March 1, 2021
- Scenarios for Global Aquaculture and Its Role in Human Nutrition, February 25, 2021
- Catch and effort trends in Myanmar’s offshore fleets operating out of Myeik - 2009–2018, February 25, 2021
- Farming fish in the sea will not nourish the world, February 25, 2021
- Emerging COVID-19 impacts, responses, and lessons for building resilience in the seafood system, February 25, 2021
- Demand for Imported versus Domestic Fish in Nigeria, February 25, 2021
- Impacts of COVID-19 on Myanmar's chicken and egg sector, with implications for the sustainable development goals, February 25, 2021
- Essential non-essentials” Five policy myths about African food value chains, with implications during COVID-19 and beyond, February 22, 2021
- Demand for Imported versus Domestic Fish in Nigeria, February 6, 2021
- Commercial Poultry and Pig Farming in Yangon's Peri-Urban Zone, June 4, 2020
- Maize and Pigeon Pea Production, Profitability, and Tied Credit in Southern Shan State, June 2, 2020
- Sustainable commoditization of seafood, May 18, 2020
- “Essential non‐essentials”: COVID‐19 policy missteps in Nigeria rooted in persistent myths about African food supply chain, February 28, 2020
- Growth and Transformation in Off- Farm Segments of the Maize Value Chain in Shan State, December 9, 2019
- Agricultural Machinery Business Development in Shan State: A Comparative Analysis, September 13, 2019
- The Edible Oil Milling Sector in Myanmar's Dry Zone, July 30, 2019
- Agriculture and Rural Transformation in Myanmar: Evidence Generation for Resilient and Inclusive Policy and Program Design, June 21, 2019
- Myanmar's Rural Transformation: Evidence from the Food Security Policy Project, May 23, 2019
- Agriculture and Rural Transformation in Myanmar: Implications for Development Strategy with a Spotlight on Shan State, May 10, 2019
- Land and Rural Transformation in Southern Shan State: A Comparative Perspective, May 9, 2019
- Rural Transformation in Southern Shan State: Results From the Community Component of the Shan Agriculture and Rural Economy Survey, February 5, 2019
- The "Quiet Revolution" in Myanmar's Aquaculture Value Chain, February 4, 2019
- Agricultural Machinery Supply Businesses in Myanmar’s Dry Zone: Growth and Transformation, February 4, 2019
- Pulse & Oilseed Traders in Central Myanmar: Value Chain Structure and Conduct, December 12, 2018
- Shan Agriculture and Rural Economy Survey: Selected Highlights, December 11, 2018
- Annual Report: October 2017 - September 2018, November 8, 2018
- Myanmar's Fisheries in Transition: Current Status and Opportunities for Policy Reform, November 1, 2018
- Myanmar's Rural Revolution: Mechanization and Structural Transformation, November 1, 2018
- The Rapid Transformation of the Fish Value Chain in Nigeria: Evidence from Kebbi State, October 30, 2018
- Rural Transformation in the Dry Zone: How Much and for Whom?, October 29, 2018
- The “Quiet Revolution” in Aquaculture Value Chains, October 22, 2018
- Resilience through Risk Management: Cooperative Insurance in Small-holder Aquaculture Systems, September 27, 2018
- Mechanization Outsourcing Services in Myanmar’s Dry Zone, September 24, 2018
- The Rapid Transformation of the Fish Value Chain in Nigeria: Evidence from Kebbi State, September 16, 2018
- Mechanization Outsourcing Services in Myanmar's Dry Zone, September 6, 2018
- Emerging Trends in Aquaculture Value Chain Research, September 5, 2018
- Economic and Social Dimensions of Aquaculture Growth: Implications for Sustainability, August 28, 2018
- The “Quiet Revolution” in Aquaculture Value Chains, August 27, 2018
- The “quiet revolution” in the aquaculture value chain in Bangladesh, August 1, 2018
- Myanmar’s Rural Economy: A Case Study in Delayed Transformation, July 28, 2018
- Quiet Revolutions in Aquaculture & Poultry Value Chains in Africa & Asia, July 28, 2018
- Transformative Innovation in Food Value Chains in Africa & Asia, July 28, 2018
- USAID Burma Food Security Policy Project: Supporting Agricultural Transformation in Myanmar, July 25, 2018
- Mechanization and Crop Productivity, Profitability and Labor Use in Myanmar’s Dry Zone. Research Highlights 14, July 23, 2018
- Myanmar’s Rural Economy: A Case Study in Delayed Transformation, July 23, 2018
- Mechanization and Crop Productivity, Profitability and Labor Use in Myanmar’s Dry Zone - RP103, July 23, 2018
- Crop Production and Profitability in Myanmar’s Dry Zone, July 21, 2018
- Dual Disruptive Transformation of African & Asian Food Systems, June 13, 2018
- From Aspiration to Transformation: Myanmar Agriculture and the Rural Economy, June 1, 2018
- Give a Man a Fishpond: Modeling the Impacts of Aquaculture in the Rural Economy, May 15, 2018
- Measuring the Potential for Sustainable Intensification of Aquaculture in Bangladesh Using Life Cycle Assessment, March 4, 2018
- Myanmar Migration in a Time of Transformation, February 22, 2018
- Agricultural Mechanization in the Dry Zone, January 1, 2018
- Myanmar’s Rapid Rural Transformation: Evidence from the Delta & Dry Zone, December 5, 2017
- Geographies of Labor on Myanmar’s Marine Resource Frontier, December 5, 2017
- Domestic and International Migration in Myanmar: Determinants and Consequences, December 4, 2017
- Agricultural Land in Myanmar’s Dry Zone, December 1, 2017
- Not Just for the Wealthy: Rethinking Farmed Fish Consumption in the Global South, November 15, 2017
- The Rapid Rise of Agricultural Mechanization in Myanmar, November 1, 2017
- Myanmar’s Changing Rural Economy: Evidence from the Delta & Dry Zone, October 2, 2017
- Managing Fisheries for Food Security: Implications from Demand Analysis, August 26, 2017
- Crop Production and Profitability in Ayeyarwady and Yangon, August 1, 2017
- Rural Economic Spillovers from Fish Farming and Agriculture in the Ayeyarwady Delta, August 1, 2017
- Rural Transformation in Central Myanmar: Results from the Rural Economy and Agriculture Dry Zone Community Survey, July 5, 2017
- Aquaculture in Myanmar: Fish Farm Technology, Production Economics and Management, June 30, 2017
- The Impacts of Aquaculture in the Rural Economy, June 30, 2017
- The Emerging Quiet Revolution in Myanmar’s Aquaculture Chain, June 21, 2017
- The “Quiet Revolution” in the Aquaculture Value Chain in Bangladesh, June 15, 2017
- Aquaculture in Myanmar: Fish Farm Technology, Production Economics and Management, May 1, 2017
- Aquaculture in Myanmar: Fish Farm Technology, Production Economics and Management, May 1, 2017
- Aquaculture in Myanmar: fish farm technology, production economics and management, April 4, 2017
- Improving Land Governance for More Equitable Fish Farm Development in Myanmar, April 1, 2017
- Emerging Trends in Asian Agri-food Systems and Implications for Programming, March 21, 2017
- The Impacts of Aquaculture on Myanmar’s Rural Economy, March 13, 2017
- Myanmar’s Mechanization Revolution: Symptoms of Structural Transformation, February 17, 2017
- Myanmar’s Rural Transformation: Emerging Evidence of Rapid Structural Change, February 15, 2017
- Myanmar’s Rural Transformation: Evidence from Ayeyarwady & Yangon, December 14, 2016
- The Central Role of Agriculture in Myanmar’s Economic Development, December 12, 2016
- Rural Transformation in Ayeyarwady & Yangon: Emerging Evidence, October 18, 2016
- Toward Smallholder-led Agricultural Transformation in Myanmar: Beginning a Journey Together, October 18, 2016
- The Myanmar Aquaculture-Agriculture Survey 2016, September 1, 2016
- Revitalized Agriculture for Balanced Growth and Resilient Livelihoods: Toward a Rural Development Strategy for Mon State, Myanmar, August 5, 2016
- Revitalized Agriculture for Balanced Growth and Resilient Livelihoods, July 2, 2016
- A Quiet Revolution Emerging in the Fish-farming Value Chain in Myanmar, January 28, 2016
- The Essential Role of Agriculture in Myanmar’s Economic Transition (Burmese version), January 20, 2016
- The Essential Role of Agriculture in Myanmar’s Economic Transition, January 20, 2016
- Aquaculture in transition: value chain transformation, fish and food security in Myanmar, December 12, 2015
- Agriculture: Engine of Rural Economic Growth in Myanmar, December 8, 2015
- Aquaculture in Transition: Value Chain Transformation, Fish and Food Security in Myanmar, December 2, 2015
- Aquaculture in Transition: Value Chain Transformation, Fish and Food, December 1, 2015
- A Quiet Revolution Emerging in the Fish-farming Value Chain in Myanmar: Implication for National Food Security, November 11, 2015
- A Quiet Revolution Emerging in the Fish-farming Value Chain in Myanmar: Implication for National Food Security, November 1, 2015
- You Can Have your Rice & Eat Fish Too: Rice, Fish, Land Use Trade-offs and Food Security in Myanmar, October 11, 2015
- Fish, Rice and Agricultural Land Use in Myanmar: Preliminary Findings from the FSP Project, May 5, 2015
- Chapter 4 in IFPRI. (2023) Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses,
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