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Enabling or enfeebling the private sector? Government policy responses and business initiatives during COVID-19 por Rosenbach, Gracie, Resnick, Danielle

“…The economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic — at the global, country, and household levels — are dramatic, plunging the world into a recession not experienced in more than a half century (World Bank 2020a). …”
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Vulnerability and welfare during multiple crises por van Asselt, Joanna, Lambrecht, Isabel B., Aung, Zin Wai

“…Then, while the country remained under threat from the pandemic, in February 2021, the military took over in a coup, and Myanmar fell into a political crisis. …”
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Session 2 of the GASL Africa 1 regional virtual meeting, 2 September 2020 por International Livestock Research Institute

“…Session 2 includes a lively panel debate and participant discussions on what we know or don't know about the pandemic.…”
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Impact of COVID-19 on woodfuel value chains in the DRC: Addressing risks and vulnerabilities of operators and end-users por Schure, J., Kasereka-Muvatsi, L., Cerutti, P.O., Sola, P.

“…The pandemic has revealed the extent of vulnerability in our societies to risks and shocks. …”
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The effects of COVID-19 policies on livelihoods and food security of smallholder farm households in Nigeria: Descriptive results from a phone survey por Balana, Bedru, Oyeyemi, Motunrayo, Ogunniyi, Adebayo, Fasoranti, Adetunji, Edeh, Hyacinth O., Aiki, Joel, Andam, Kwaw S.

“…Using data collected from sample households from four Nigerian states, this study investigated the effects of COVID-19 pandemic policies on the incomes, employment, and food security situation of smallholder farming households. …”
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First report of cassava mosaic disease and cassava mosaic geminiviruses in Gabon por Legg, James P., Ndjelassili, F., Okao-Okuja, G.

“…The results also describe an early stage of spread of the EACMV-UG-associated CMD pandemic into eastern Gabon, which now represents the pandemic's westernmost ‘front’.…”
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Impact of COVID-19 and associated lockdown on livestock and poultry sectors in India por Biswal, Jyotsnarani, Kennady, Vijayalakshmy, Rahman, Habibar

“…The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated lockdown for a long period have created a significant adverse impact on different sectors, including that of the agriculture and other allied sub-sectors in India and several other countries. …”
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Regional impact of COVID-19 on the production and food security of common bean smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implication for SDG's por Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu

“…Containment measures in response to the pandemic have markedly different outcomes depending on the degree of enforcement of the measures and the existing vulnerabilities pre-COVID. …”
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The unintended consequences of confinement: Evidence from the rural area in Guatemala por Castillo, Jose Gabriel, Hernandez, Manuel A.

“…We use a comprehensive panel household survey of agricultural smallholders collected during two survey rounds in 2019, prior to the pandemic, and 2020 and find that preferences generally shifted following the onset of the pandemic. …”
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Significant economic impacts due to COVID-19 and falling remittances in Myanmar por Diao, Xinshen, Wang, Michael

“…The COVID-19 pandemic and government lockdown in Myanmar have led to falling exports and lost revenue from tourism and international remittances, hitting the economy hard. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in the Middle East and North Africa: Longitudinal Trend Analysis por Post, Lori Ann, Marogi, Emily, Moss, Charles B., Murphy, Robert Leo, Ison, Michael G., Resnick, Danielle

“…Background: The COVID-19 global pandemic has disrupted the lives of millions and forced countries to devise public health policies to reduce the pace of transmission. …”
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Beyond beans: examining the effects of COVID 19 on other food value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa por Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu

“…The pandemic has disrupted input supply systems in almost all countries studied, causing low use of yield enhancing techologies such as improved seed and inorganic fertilizer. …”
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The Boma: How containing COVID-19 also hurt the world's poorest farmers por International Livestock Research Institute

“…Many countries locked down in the burgeoning COVID-19 pandemic, trying to protect the public from infections and illness. …”
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Impacts of COVID-19 on fish value chains in India: Descriptive evidence from Andhra Pradesh por Loison, S.A., Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Mohan, A.B., Babu, R., Pounds, A.

“…This study aimed at assessing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on fish value chains in India, between 2019 and 2020 and between 2020 and 2021. …”
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The impacts of covid-19 on gender dynamics and power relations among men and women involved in cross border fish trade in Zambia and Malawi por Mudege, Netsayi N., Mwema, Catherine, Kakwasha, Keagan, Chisopo, Andrew, Manyungwa-Pasani, Chikondi, Banda, Lisungu, Kaunda, E., Marinda, Pamela

“…This paper explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures to mitigate it on gender dynamics and power relations among men and women involved in cross border fish trade in Zambia and Malawi and the ensuing policy implications to support the fisheries value chain. …”
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Tanzania’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation por Benfica, Rui, Diao, Xinshen, Pauw, Karl, Randriamamonjy, Josee, Thurlow, James, Ellis, Mia

“…Despite the country’s relatively less restrictive domestic COVID-19 measures, the adverse effects of the global commodity market disruptions during the pandemic led to a slowdown in GDP growth to 4.8 percent in 2020 and 4.9 percent in 2021 (NBS 2021). …”
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Prevalence and predictors of food insecurity among university students – results from the Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany por Kötzsche, Maike, Teuber, Ramona, Jordan, Irmgard, Heil, Eleonore A., Torheim, Liv Elin, Arroyo-Izaga, Marta

“…Also receiving a student loan during the pandemic and getting food assistance increased the likelihood of being food insecure. …”
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Spatial spillover and COVID-19 spread in the U.S. por Ulimwengu, John M., Kibonge, Aziza

“…This might be the reflection of both the changing intensity of the pandemic itself but also the lack of consistency in the measures implemented to combat it. …”
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Does nutrition-sensitive social protection build longer-term resilience? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh por Ahmed, Akhter, Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, Hoddinott, John F., Roy, Shalini

“…We find that TMRI showed protective effects on household food security during and after the pandemic, but program design features “mattered”; positive impacts were only seen in the treatment arm that combined cash transfers with nutrition behavior change communication (Cash+BCC). …”
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Malawi’s agrifood system: Transformation and environmental impacts por Diao, Xinshen, De Weerdt, Joachim, Fang, Peixun, Jones, Eleanor, Nagoli, Joseph, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

“…Malawi experienced slow growth in the post COVID-19 pandemic period. In addition to the economic impacts of the pandemic itself, the country suffered from high levels of public debt and a sustained balance of payments crisis. …”
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