COVID-19 and other food shocks facing PNG

COVID-19 has impacted urban and rural households throughout Papua New Guinea (PNG). Looking ahead, policymakers and development practitioners must continue to mitigate COVID-19 impacts on PNG households, as well as monitor other potential agricultural production shocks (such as El Niño, African Swin...

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Autores principales: Schmidt, Emily, Diao, Xinshen, Dorosh, Paul A., Fang, Peixun
Formato: Opinion Piece
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Development Centre 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142464
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Sumario:COVID-19 has impacted urban and rural households throughout Papua New Guinea (PNG). Looking ahead, policymakers and development practitioners must continue to mitigate COVID-19 impacts on PNG households, as well as monitor other potential agricultural production shocks (such as El Niño, African Swine Fever, etc.) that could substantially decrease household income and food consumption.