COVID-19 impacts on food systems, poverty, and diets: Lessons learned from country-level analyses

With the outbreak of COVID-19, governments attempted to contain the spread of the virus by limiting the movement and interaction of people through a variety of measures, including restrictions on domestic and international travel, social distancing, and “lockdowns” that temporarily shut down non-ess...

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Main Authors: Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127904
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description With the outbreak of COVID-19, governments attempted to contain the spread of the virus by limiting the movement and interaction of people through a variety of measures, including restrictions on domestic and international travel, social distancing, and “lockdowns” that temporarily shut down non-essential businesses (IFPRI 2020). While governments had control over these domestic measures, they could do little to shield economies from disruptions to global trade or declines in foreign investment and tourism. Amid uncertainty about how the pandemic would unfold, IFPRI worked with local partners during 2020 to develop economywide models to analyze the impacts of COVID-19 measures on economic growth, food systems, and livelihoods in approximately 30 countries (Pauw, Smart, and Thurlow 2021). Initially, social accounting matrix (SAM) multiplier models were used to trace quarterly and annual shocks during the 2020 calendar year. The real-time analysis provided by these results could potentially be used by policymakers to inform the design of COVID-19 restrictions (for example, in terms of sector targeting or duration) and remedial measures (such as targeted cash transfers or firm subsidies).
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spelling CGSpace1279042025-11-06T03:57:51Z COVID-19 impacts on food systems, poverty, and diets: Lessons learned from country-level analyses Pauw, Karl Thurlow, James agrifood systems agricultural production coronavirus coronavirus disease coronavirinae covid-19 diet food security food systems health gross national product livelihoods modelling nutrition policies poverty social protection value chains agricultural products With the outbreak of COVID-19, governments attempted to contain the spread of the virus by limiting the movement and interaction of people through a variety of measures, including restrictions on domestic and international travel, social distancing, and “lockdowns” that temporarily shut down non-essential businesses (IFPRI 2020). While governments had control over these domestic measures, they could do little to shield economies from disruptions to global trade or declines in foreign investment and tourism. Amid uncertainty about how the pandemic would unfold, IFPRI worked with local partners during 2020 to develop economywide models to analyze the impacts of COVID-19 measures on economic growth, food systems, and livelihoods in approximately 30 countries (Pauw, Smart, and Thurlow 2021). Initially, social accounting matrix (SAM) multiplier models were used to trace quarterly and annual shocks during the 2020 calendar year. The real-time analysis provided by these results could potentially be used by policymakers to inform the design of COVID-19 restrictions (for example, in terms of sector targeting or duration) and remedial measures (such as targeted cash transfers or firm subsidies). 2022-03-07 2023-01-23T16:16:28Z 2023-01-23T16:16:28Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127904 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294226 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Pauw, Karl; and Thurlow, James. 2022. COVID-19 impacts on food systems, poverty, and diets: Lessons learned from country-level analyses. In COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later, eds. John McDermott and Johan Swinnen. Part One: Food Security & Poverty, Chapter 2, Pp. 22-29. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294226_02.
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coronavirinae
covid-19
diet
food security
food systems
health
gross national product
livelihoods
modelling
nutrition
policies
poverty
social protection
value chains
agricultural products
Pauw, Karl
Thurlow, James
COVID-19 impacts on food systems, poverty, and diets: Lessons learned from country-level analyses
title COVID-19 impacts on food systems, poverty, and diets: Lessons learned from country-level analyses
title_full COVID-19 impacts on food systems, poverty, and diets: Lessons learned from country-level analyses
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title_short COVID-19 impacts on food systems, poverty, and diets: Lessons learned from country-level analyses
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topic agrifood systems
agricultural production
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coronavirus disease
coronavirinae
covid-19
diet
food security
food systems
health
gross national product
livelihoods
modelling
nutrition
policies
poverty
social protection
value chains
agricultural products
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