Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala: Call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families

In early 2020, Guatemala reacted swiftly to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. It was one of the first countries in Latin America to impose strict measures to contain the spread of infection, including travel restrictions and a six-month nationwide lockdown beginning March 21 (eight days after its fir...

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Autores principales: Ceballos, Francisco, Hernandez, Manuel A., Paz, Cynthia
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141394
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description In early 2020, Guatemala reacted swiftly to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. It was one of the first countries in Latin America to impose strict measures to contain the spread of infection, including travel restrictions and a six-month nationwide lockdown beginning March 21 (eight days after its first reported case), comprising a temporary halt of activities in the private and public sectors, suspension of public transportation, and mobility restrictions, with a strict curfew from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. According to the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT), the country’s measures were among the top five in Latin America in terms of stringency.
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spelling CGSpace1413942025-11-06T03:53:13Z Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala: Call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families Ceballos, Francisco Hernandez, Manuel A. Paz, Cynthia value chains income agricultural products policies covid-19 health social protection nutrition food security poverty rural areas household consumption In early 2020, Guatemala reacted swiftly to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. It was one of the first countries in Latin America to impose strict measures to contain the spread of infection, including travel restrictions and a six-month nationwide lockdown beginning March 21 (eight days after its first reported case), comprising a temporary halt of activities in the private and public sectors, suspension of public transportation, and mobility restrictions, with a strict curfew from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. According to the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT), the country’s measures were among the top five in Latin America in terms of stringency. 2022-03-07 2024-04-12T13:37:49Z 2024-04-12T13:37:49Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141394 en https://www.ifpri.org/blog/survey-short-term-impacts-covid-19-rural-guatemala-call-closer-continuous-look-food-security https://www.ifpri.org/interactive/covid2022 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ceballos, Francisco; Hernandez, Manuel A.; and Paz, Cynthia. 2022. Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala: Call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families. In COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later, eds. John McDermott and Johan Swinnen. Part One: Food Security & Poverty, Chapter 8, Pp. 54-57. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294226_08.
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income
agricultural products
policies
covid-19
health
social protection
nutrition
food security
poverty
rural areas
household consumption
Ceballos, Francisco
Hernandez, Manuel A.
Paz, Cynthia
Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala: Call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families
title Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala: Call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families
title_full Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala: Call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families
title_fullStr Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala: Call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families
title_full_unstemmed Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala: Call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families
title_short Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala: Call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families
title_sort short term impacts of covid 19 in rural guatemala call for a closer continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families
topic value chains
income
agricultural products
policies
covid-19
health
social protection
nutrition
food security
poverty
rural areas
household consumption
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