Guatemala: The impact of COVID-19 and implications: Second report

Amid concerns about the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Guatemala, in January 2020 decreed travel bans from China, which were later expanded to other countries. The country had the first confirmed COVID-19 case on March 13 and the first death on March 15. Some days before that, on March 5, the g...

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Main Authors: Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Flores, Luis, Paz, Florencia, Piñeiro, Valeria, Zandstra, Tamsin
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143643
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author Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio
Flores, Luis
Paz, Florencia
Piñeiro, Valeria
Zandstra, Tamsin
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Flores, Luis
Paz, Florencia
Piñeiro, Valeria
Zandstra, Tamsin
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Flores, Luis
Paz, Florencia
Piñeiro, Valeria
Zandstra, Tamsin
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description Amid concerns about the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Guatemala, in January 2020 decreed travel bans from China, which were later expanded to other countries. The country had the first confirmed COVID-19 case on March 13 and the first death on March 15. Some days before that, on March 5, the government had declared a “state of calamity” (Declaración del Estado de Calamidad Pública - Decreto Gubernativo Número 5-2020), which allowed the government to limit some activities,1 and to take different actions2 to protect the health and safety of all persons in Guatemala. This document updates a previous report (Díaz Bonilla, Laborde and Piñeiro, 2021) on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food systems in Guatemala. First, it brings up to date the evolution of the pandemic, using different indicators. Second, it summarizes the main responses, costs, and financing. Third, it updates the evolution of key economic and nutritional variables up to the time of this writing (June, 2021). Fourth, there is a more detailed analysis of the evolution of some food value chains that are central for food consumption in Guatemala. Fifth, main results for 2021 and 2022 of previous modeling work are briefly presented. A final section discusses considerations in light of the updated analysis.
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spelling CGSpace1436432025-11-06T05:32:50Z Guatemala: The impact of COVID-19 and implications: Second report Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio Flores, Luis Paz, Florencia Piñeiro, Valeria Zandstra, Tamsin value chains agricultural value chains policies covid-19 health employment social protection nutrition food security social safety nets pandemics governance Amid concerns about the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Guatemala, in January 2020 decreed travel bans from China, which were later expanded to other countries. The country had the first confirmed COVID-19 case on March 13 and the first death on March 15. Some days before that, on March 5, the government had declared a “state of calamity” (Declaración del Estado de Calamidad Pública - Decreto Gubernativo Número 5-2020), which allowed the government to limit some activities,1 and to take different actions2 to protect the health and safety of all persons in Guatemala. This document updates a previous report (Díaz Bonilla, Laborde and Piñeiro, 2021) on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food systems in Guatemala. First, it brings up to date the evolution of the pandemic, using different indicators. Second, it summarizes the main responses, costs, and financing. Third, it updates the evolution of key economic and nutritional variables up to the time of this writing (June, 2021). Fourth, there is a more detailed analysis of the evolution of some food value chains that are central for food consumption in Guatemala. Fifth, main results for 2021 and 2022 of previous modeling work are briefly presented. A final section discusses considerations in light of the updated analysis. 2021-08-26 2024-05-22T12:15:44Z 2024-05-22T12:15:44Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143643 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134410 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134411 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134409 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134533 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; Flores, Luis; Paz, Flor; Piñeiro, Valeria; and Zandstra, Tamsin. 2021. Guatemala: The impact of COVID-19 and implications: Second report. LAC Working Paper 21. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134534.
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agricultural value chains
policies
covid-19
health
employment
social protection
nutrition
food security
social safety nets
pandemics
governance
Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio
Flores, Luis
Paz, Florencia
Piñeiro, Valeria
Zandstra, Tamsin
Guatemala: The impact of COVID-19 and implications: Second report
title Guatemala: The impact of COVID-19 and implications: Second report
title_full Guatemala: The impact of COVID-19 and implications: Second report
title_fullStr Guatemala: The impact of COVID-19 and implications: Second report
title_full_unstemmed Guatemala: The impact of COVID-19 and implications: Second report
title_short Guatemala: The impact of COVID-19 and implications: Second report
title_sort guatemala the impact of covid 19 and implications second report
topic value chains
agricultural value chains
policies
covid-19
health
employment
social protection
nutrition
food security
social safety nets
pandemics
governance
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143643
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