Effects of COVID-19 on Papua New Guinea’s food economy: A multi-market simulation analysis

Developments in the agricultural economy of Papua New Guinea have major impacts on household food consumption decisions. A household’s ability to produce and sell food is affected by climate and associated agricultural potential, market opportunities (domestic, import and export) and unexpected shoc...

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Autores principales: Diao, Xinshen, Dorosh, Paul A., Fang, Peixun, Schmidt, Emily
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143943
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author Diao, Xinshen
Dorosh, Paul A.
Fang, Peixun
Schmidt, Emily
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Dorosh, Paul A.
Fang, Peixun
Schmidt, Emily
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Dorosh, Paul A.
Fang, Peixun
Schmidt, Emily
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description Developments in the agricultural economy of Papua New Guinea have major impacts on household food consumption decisions. A household’s ability to produce and sell food is affected by climate and associated agricultural potential, market opportunities (domestic, import and export) and unexpected shocks. Each of these factors affects the overall food system, thereby influencing production and consumption of all food products and the markets in which they are traded. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a challenge far more complex than an agricultural production shock, such as those due to El Niño or pests. Rather than directly affecting agricultural output and rural household welfare, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected economies across the globe via trade disruptions (logistic challenges; international trade barriers), social distancing policies (domestic food market and nonessential business closures), and transportation restrictions (road closures; air travel cancellations). The measures aimed to curb the spread of COVID-19 have affected household incomes via urban job losses, reduced market interaction, and dramatic changes in world food prices. While rice prices have increased, luxury food prices, such as for chocolate (i.e. cocoa), have decreased. PNG’s unique and highly varied biophysical landscape has shaped agricultural production patterns, outcomes, and livelihoods for centuries. Understanding how the PNG agrifood economy and resulting household consumption is affected by COVID-19 therefore requires attention to linkages and substitution effects across various products and the markets in which they are traded.
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spelling CGSpace1439432025-12-08T10:11:39Z Effects of COVID-19 on Papua New Guinea’s food economy: A multi-market simulation analysis Diao, Xinshen Dorosh, Paul A. Fang, Peixun Schmidt, Emily models covid-19 urban areas households household income markets trade food consumption food economics rural areas Developments in the agricultural economy of Papua New Guinea have major impacts on household food consumption decisions. A household’s ability to produce and sell food is affected by climate and associated agricultural potential, market opportunities (domestic, import and export) and unexpected shocks. Each of these factors affects the overall food system, thereby influencing production and consumption of all food products and the markets in which they are traded. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a challenge far more complex than an agricultural production shock, such as those due to El Niño or pests. Rather than directly affecting agricultural output and rural household welfare, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected economies across the globe via trade disruptions (logistic challenges; international trade barriers), social distancing policies (domestic food market and nonessential business closures), and transportation restrictions (road closures; air travel cancellations). The measures aimed to curb the spread of COVID-19 have affected household incomes via urban job losses, reduced market interaction, and dramatic changes in world food prices. While rice prices have increased, luxury food prices, such as for chocolate (i.e. cocoa), have decreased. PNG’s unique and highly varied biophysical landscape has shaped agricultural production patterns, outcomes, and livelihoods for centuries. Understanding how the PNG agrifood economy and resulting household consumption is affected by COVID-19 therefore requires attention to linkages and substitution effects across various products and the markets in which they are traded. 2020-11-01 2024-05-22T12:18:17Z 2024-05-22T12:18:17Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143943 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133998 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134023 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134293 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Diao, Xinshen; Dorosh, Paul A.; Fang, Peixun; and Schmidt, Emily. 2020. Effects of COVID-19 on Papua New Guinea’s food economy: A multi-market simulation analysis. Papua New Guinea Project Note 7. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134174.
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households
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markets
trade
food consumption
food economics
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Diao, Xinshen
Dorosh, Paul A.
Fang, Peixun
Schmidt, Emily
Effects of COVID-19 on Papua New Guinea’s food economy: A multi-market simulation analysis
title Effects of COVID-19 on Papua New Guinea’s food economy: A multi-market simulation analysis
title_full Effects of COVID-19 on Papua New Guinea’s food economy: A multi-market simulation analysis
title_fullStr Effects of COVID-19 on Papua New Guinea’s food economy: A multi-market simulation analysis
title_full_unstemmed Effects of COVID-19 on Papua New Guinea’s food economy: A multi-market simulation analysis
title_short Effects of COVID-19 on Papua New Guinea’s food economy: A multi-market simulation analysis
title_sort effects of covid 19 on papua new guinea s food economy a multi market simulation analysis
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covid-19
urban areas
households
household income
markets
trade
food consumption
food economics
rural areas
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