COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade

As COVID-19 begins its spread across Africa, concerns are growing about how the pandemic will affect the region’s already fragile food systems, especially in densely packed cities. Much of the region’s urban population works in the informal sector — many in wet markets and as street vendors — and de...

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Main Author: Resnick, Danielle
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143146
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description As COVID-19 begins its spread across Africa, concerns are growing about how the pandemic will affect the region’s already fragile food systems, especially in densely packed cities. Much of the region’s urban population works in the informal sector — many in wet markets and as street vendors — and depends on it for food, so lockdowns and other social distancing measures could pose major problems both for consumers and workers.
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spelling CGSpace1431462025-11-06T03:57:10Z COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade Resnick, Danielle income covid-19 urban areas social protection trade disease prevention hygiene food security poverty social safety nets As COVID-19 begins its spread across Africa, concerns are growing about how the pandemic will affect the region’s already fragile food systems, especially in densely packed cities. Much of the region’s urban population works in the informal sector — many in wet markets and as street vendors — and depends on it for food, so lockdowns and other social distancing measures could pose major problems both for consumers and workers. 2020-05-01 2024-05-22T12:12:12Z 2024-05-22T12:12:12Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143146 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762 https://www.ifpri.org/blog/covid-19-lockdowns-threaten-africas-vital-informal-urban-food-trade Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Resnick, Danielle. 2020. COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade. In COVID-19 and global food security, eds. Johan Swinnen and John McDermott. Part Four: Food trade, Chapter 16, Pp. 73-74. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762_16.
spellingShingle income
covid-19
urban areas
social protection
trade
disease prevention
hygiene
food security
poverty
social safety nets
Resnick, Danielle
COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
title COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
title_full COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
title_fullStr COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
title_short COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
title_sort covid 19 lockdowns threaten africa s vital informal urban food trade
topic income
covid-19
urban areas
social protection
trade
disease prevention
hygiene
food security
poverty
social safety nets
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