Crowdsourced data reveal threats to household food security in near real-time during COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown measures have disrupted food systems globally, leading to fluctuations in the prices of some food commodities, from local to national levels. Yet detailed data-driven evidence of the extent, timing, and localization of the impact on food security are rarely...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Adewopo, Julius, Hermosilla, Gloria Solano, Micale, Fabio, Colen, Liesbeth
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141316
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown measures have disrupted food systems globally, leading to fluctuations in the prices of some food commodities, from local to national levels. Yet detailed data-driven evidence of the extent, timing, and localization of the impact on food security are rarely available quickly enough or with sufficient granularity to guide policy responses.