How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the COVID-19 outbreak
Since the beginning of the outbreak in late December, food prices have remained stable in Wuhan, in Hubei province — and in fact, all over China. Supplies of staples, fruits, vegetables, and meats have been adequate despite sporadic reports of price hikes and shortages in isolated locations. But the...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2020
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| author | Chen, Kevin Z. Zhang, Yumei Zhan, Yue Fan, Shenggen Si, Wei |
| author_browse | Chen, Kevin Z. Fan, Shenggen Si, Wei Zhan, Yue Zhang, Yumei |
| author_facet | Chen, Kevin Z. Zhang, Yumei Zhan, Yue Fan, Shenggen Si, Wei |
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| description | Since the beginning of the outbreak in late December, food prices have remained stable in Wuhan, in Hubei province — and in fact, all over China. Supplies of staples, fruits, vegetables, and meats have been adequate despite sporadic reports of price hikes and shortages in isolated locations. But there is no room for complacency. Media reports indicate that the poultry industry is already under stress due to a lack of adequate feed supply and interruptions in the timely marketing of its products. If nothing is done, the poultry supply could begin tightening, and these problems could spread to other industries — creating a food supply hiccup and a threat to food and nutrition security for many. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1431682025-11-06T04:14:28Z How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the COVID-19 outbreak Chen, Kevin Z. Zhang, Yumei Zhan, Yue Fan, Shenggen Si, Wei covid-19 employment nutrition food supply trade food security poultry farming food prices food supply chains food systems Since the beginning of the outbreak in late December, food prices have remained stable in Wuhan, in Hubei province — and in fact, all over China. Supplies of staples, fruits, vegetables, and meats have been adequate despite sporadic reports of price hikes and shortages in isolated locations. But there is no room for complacency. Media reports indicate that the poultry industry is already under stress due to a lack of adequate feed supply and interruptions in the timely marketing of its products. If nothing is done, the poultry supply could begin tightening, and these problems could spread to other industries — creating a food supply hiccup and a threat to food and nutrition security for many. 2020-06-01 2024-05-22T12:12:20Z 2024-05-22T12:12:20Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143168 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762 https://www.ifpri.org/blog/how-china-can-address-threats-food-and-nutrition-security-coronavirus-outbreak Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Chen, Kevin Z.; Zhang, Yumei; Zhan, Yue; Fan, Shenggen; and Si, Wei. 2020. How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the COVID-19 outbreak. In COVID-19 and global food security, eds. Johan Swinnen and John McDermott. Part One: Food security, poverty, and inequality, Chapter 5, Pp. 26-30. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762_05. |
| spellingShingle | covid-19 employment nutrition food supply trade food security poultry farming food prices food supply chains food systems Chen, Kevin Z. Zhang, Yumei Zhan, Yue Fan, Shenggen Si, Wei How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the COVID-19 outbreak |
| title | How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the COVID-19 outbreak |
| title_full | How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the COVID-19 outbreak |
| title_fullStr | How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the COVID-19 outbreak |
| title_full_unstemmed | How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the COVID-19 outbreak |
| title_short | How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the COVID-19 outbreak |
| title_sort | how china can address threats to food and nutrition security from the covid 19 outbreak |
| topic | covid-19 employment nutrition food supply trade food security poultry farming food prices food supply chains food systems |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143168 |
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