Rapid country assessment: Bangladesh: The impact of COVID-19 on the food system

Over the past months, governments and their health agencies have been trying to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic with mobility restrictions and social-distancing measures. We value their efforts to protect people’s lives, health and livelihoods, as these measures contribute to a reduction...

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Autores principales: Termeer, Emma, Brouwer, Inge D., de Boef, Walter Simon
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wageningen University & Research 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160021
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description Over the past months, governments and their health agencies have been trying to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic with mobility restrictions and social-distancing measures. We value their efforts to protect people’s lives, health and livelihoods, as these measures contribute to a reduction in the likelihood of human mortality, severe health consequences and the spread of the disease, especially among vulnerable people and communities. However, these efforts have also resulted in challenges in the functioning of food systems in in low- and middle-income countries. This rapid country assessment set out to synthesise available secondary data in relation to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and prioritise short-term challenges and actions required in Bangladesh. In this report, we present the key impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the food system, the effects of the lockdown measures on the most vulnerable groups, gaps identified in the data analysed and in government responses to the crisis, and actions required to address short-term priorities and challenges. The initial findings were further refined and approved by a panel of experts.
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spelling CGSpace1600212025-02-19T14:30:51Z Rapid country assessment: Bangladesh: The impact of COVID-19 on the food system Termeer, Emma Brouwer, Inge D. de Boef, Walter Simon covid-19 food systems health migration refugees policies food security nutrition Over the past months, governments and their health agencies have been trying to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic with mobility restrictions and social-distancing measures. We value their efforts to protect people’s lives, health and livelihoods, as these measures contribute to a reduction in the likelihood of human mortality, severe health consequences and the spread of the disease, especially among vulnerable people and communities. However, these efforts have also resulted in challenges in the functioning of food systems in in low- and middle-income countries. This rapid country assessment set out to synthesise available secondary data in relation to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and prioritise short-term challenges and actions required in Bangladesh. In this report, we present the key impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the food system, the effects of the lockdown measures on the most vulnerable groups, gaps identified in the data analysed and in government responses to the crisis, and actions required to address short-term priorities and challenges. The initial findings were further refined and approved by a panel of experts. 2020-07-17 2024-11-20T22:01:47Z 2024-11-20T22:01:47Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160021 en Open Access Wageningen University & Research Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Termeer, Emma; Brouwer, Inge D.; and de Boef, Walter Simon. 2020. Rapid country assessment: Bangladesh: The impact of COVID-19 on the food system. Wageningen University and Research; Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition; CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH). https://www.wur.nl/en/show/COVID-19-Food-System-Rapid-Country-Assessment-Bangladesh.htm
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Rapid country assessment: Bangladesh: The impact of COVID-19 on the food system
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food systems
health
migration
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policies
food security
nutrition
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