COVID-19 is exacerbating inequalities in food security

COVID-19 is disrupting economies and food systems everywhere, but the poor will suffer the greatest risk of food crisis. Based on model predictions, early empirical evidence, and lessons from previous crises, it is clear that the risk of increased food insecurity depends on the level of economic dev...

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Autor principal: Swinnen, Johan
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143159
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description COVID-19 is disrupting economies and food systems everywhere, but the poor will suffer the greatest risk of food crisis. Based on model predictions, early empirical evidence, and lessons from previous crises, it is clear that the risk of increased food insecurity depends on the level of economic development. As employment and income opportunities fall for the poor, the gap between rich and poor is growing. Among the poor, urban poor and women are especially vulnerable.
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spelling CGSpace1431592025-11-06T03:53:15Z COVID-19 is exacerbating inequalities in food security Swinnen, Johan value chains models covid-19 public sector employment nutrition computable general equilibrium models disease prevention food security poverty economic recession rural areas COVID-19 is disrupting economies and food systems everywhere, but the poor will suffer the greatest risk of food crisis. Based on model predictions, early empirical evidence, and lessons from previous crises, it is clear that the risk of increased food insecurity depends on the level of economic development. As employment and income opportunities fall for the poor, the gap between rich and poor is growing. Among the poor, urban poor and women are especially vulnerable. 2020-06-01 2024-05-22T12:12:16Z 2024-05-22T12:12:16Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143159 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762 https://www.ifpri.org/blog/will-covid-19-cause-another-food-crisis-early-review https://nutritionconnect.org/resource-center/will-covid-19-cause-another-food-crisis-early-review Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Swinnen, Johan. 2020. COVID-19 is exacerbating inequalities in food security. In COVID-19 and global food security, eds. Johan Swinnen and John McDermott. Part One: Food security, poverty, and inequality, Chapter 3, Pp. 20-22. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762_03.
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models
covid-19
public sector
employment
nutrition
computable general equilibrium models
disease prevention
food security
poverty
economic recession
rural areas
Swinnen, Johan
COVID-19 is exacerbating inequalities in food security
title COVID-19 is exacerbating inequalities in food security
title_full COVID-19 is exacerbating inequalities in food security
title_fullStr COVID-19 is exacerbating inequalities in food security
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 is exacerbating inequalities in food security
title_short COVID-19 is exacerbating inequalities in food security
title_sort covid 19 is exacerbating inequalities in food security
topic value chains
models
covid-19
public sector
employment
nutrition
computable general equilibrium models
disease prevention
food security
poverty
economic recession
rural areas
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