Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions

After the COVID-19 outbreak began in December in Hubei Province, many Chinese villages were locked down to control the spread of the disease. As the epidemic has eased, China has only begun to lift some restrictions. The lockdowns have had a significant — and still not well-understood — impact on th...

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Main Author: Zhang, Xiaobo
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143153
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description After the COVID-19 outbreak began in December in Hubei Province, many Chinese villages were locked down to control the spread of the disease. As the epidemic has eased, China has only begun to lift some restrictions. The lockdowns have had a significant — and still not well-understood — impact on the agriculture sector. The effective supply of agricultural products forms the foundation for a stable, functioning economy and safeguards people’s livelihoods. Thus, keeping agricultural enterprises running is an indispensable economic component in the ongoing battle against the epidemic — yet discussions of the outbreak have thus far devoted very little attention to the challenges they face.
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spelling CGSpace1431532025-11-06T04:01:53Z Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions Zhang, Xiaobo surveys policies covid-19 farmers households livestock farms disease prevention food security livestock After the COVID-19 outbreak began in December in Hubei Province, many Chinese villages were locked down to control the spread of the disease. As the epidemic has eased, China has only begun to lift some restrictions. The lockdowns have had a significant — and still not well-understood — impact on the agriculture sector. The effective supply of agricultural products forms the foundation for a stable, functioning economy and safeguards people’s livelihoods. Thus, keeping agricultural enterprises running is an indispensable economic component in the ongoing battle against the epidemic — yet discussions of the outbreak have thus far devoted very little attention to the challenges they face. 2020-06-01 2024-05-22T12:12:14Z 2024-05-22T12:12:14Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143153 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.01.017 https://www.ifpri.org/blog/chinese-livestock-farms-struggle-under-covid-19-restrictions Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Zhang, Xiaobo. 2020. Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions. In COVID-19 and global food security, eds. Johan Swinnen and John McDermott. Part Five: Supply chains, Chapter 19, Pp. 84-85. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762_19.
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policies
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farmers
households
livestock farms
disease prevention
food security
livestock
Zhang, Xiaobo
Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions
title Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions
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title_fullStr Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions
title_full_unstemmed Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions
title_short Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions
title_sort chinese livestock farms struggle under covid 19 restrictions
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covid-19
farmers
households
livestock farms
disease prevention
food security
livestock
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