How to build a pandemic resilient agrifood system? A review of policy lessons from COVID-19 in Bangladesh
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted most of the Bangladesh population and almost all sectors of its economy, including the agriculture and food systems. The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and development partners took measures to prevent the spread of the virus and keep the agriculture and food systems r...
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| author | Amjath-Babu, Tharayil Shereef Timsina, Jagadish Krupnik, Timothy J. Bhandari, Humnath |
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic impacted most of the Bangladesh population and almost all sectors of its economy, including the agriculture and food systems. The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and development partners took measures to prevent the spread of the virus and keep the agriculture and food systems running, and farmers and communities adopted local techniques as resilience measures to adapt to and lessen the effect of the virus. This review attempts to synthesize the knowledge on impacts of COVID-19 on Bangladesh agriculture and food systems, and document government's and development partners' policy responses and measures to COVID-19 to mitigate the impacts and farmers' coping strategies as effective resilience measures. The aim here is to provide a comprehensive picture of impacts and policy lessons to the Bangladesh government and development partners to effectively manage any future pandemics such as COVID-19 in the country and in developing countries of Asia. The core lesson is that agriculture needs a transformation to technology intensive (both digital and non-digital), efficient supply chains (i.e., shorter value chains), mechanization, farmer organizations led, and consumer connected (e.g., online platforms and direct marketing channels) with various kinds of resilience measures, including information sharing systems, financial mechanisms and social safety nets. A diversified approach is required for perishable and non-perishable commodities. There is also need of international effort to minimize trade and supply disruption and prevention of export ban and similar policies to reduce the impact on food system and associated livelihoods. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1279902025-11-06T13:01:31Z How to build a pandemic resilient agrifood system? A review of policy lessons from COVID-19 in Bangladesh Amjath-Babu, Tharayil Shereef Timsina, Jagadish Krupnik, Timothy J. Bhandari, Humnath resilience agrifood systems covid-19 agricultural policies state intervention technology supply chains mechanization farmers organizations information exchange social safety nets The COVID-19 pandemic impacted most of the Bangladesh population and almost all sectors of its economy, including the agriculture and food systems. The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and development partners took measures to prevent the spread of the virus and keep the agriculture and food systems running, and farmers and communities adopted local techniques as resilience measures to adapt to and lessen the effect of the virus. This review attempts to synthesize the knowledge on impacts of COVID-19 on Bangladesh agriculture and food systems, and document government's and development partners' policy responses and measures to COVID-19 to mitigate the impacts and farmers' coping strategies as effective resilience measures. The aim here is to provide a comprehensive picture of impacts and policy lessons to the Bangladesh government and development partners to effectively manage any future pandemics such as COVID-19 in the country and in developing countries of Asia. The core lesson is that agriculture needs a transformation to technology intensive (both digital and non-digital), efficient supply chains (i.e., shorter value chains), mechanization, farmer organizations led, and consumer connected (e.g., online platforms and direct marketing channels) with various kinds of resilience measures, including information sharing systems, financial mechanisms and social safety nets. A diversified approach is required for perishable and non-perishable commodities. There is also need of international effort to minimize trade and supply disruption and prevention of export ban and similar policies to reduce the impact on food system and associated livelihoods. 2022-12-31 2023-01-24T08:42:17Z 2023-01-24T08:42:17Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127990 en Open Access application/pdf International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center T.S Amjath-Babu, TimsinaJ, Krupnik, TJ, and Bhandari H. (2022). How to build a pandemic resilient food system? A review of policy lessons from COVID-19 in Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Work Package 1, Research Note 1. CGIAR research initiative on Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA). International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. Dhaka, Bangladesh. https://hdl.handle.net/10883/22444 |
| spellingShingle | resilience agrifood systems covid-19 agricultural policies state intervention technology supply chains mechanization farmers organizations information exchange social safety nets Amjath-Babu, Tharayil Shereef Timsina, Jagadish Krupnik, Timothy J. Bhandari, Humnath How to build a pandemic resilient agrifood system? A review of policy lessons from COVID-19 in Bangladesh |
| title | How to build a pandemic resilient agrifood system? A review of policy lessons from COVID-19 in Bangladesh |
| title_full | How to build a pandemic resilient agrifood system? A review of policy lessons from COVID-19 in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | How to build a pandemic resilient agrifood system? A review of policy lessons from COVID-19 in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | How to build a pandemic resilient agrifood system? A review of policy lessons from COVID-19 in Bangladesh |
| title_short | How to build a pandemic resilient agrifood system? A review of policy lessons from COVID-19 in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | how to build a pandemic resilient agrifood system a review of policy lessons from covid 19 in bangladesh |
| topic | resilience agrifood systems covid-19 agricultural policies state intervention technology supply chains mechanization farmers organizations information exchange social safety nets |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127990 |
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