Search Results - "pandemic"

Nutrition-relevant policy in West Africa: A comprehensive review by Casu, Laura, Diatta, Ampa Dogui, Uzhova, Irina, Dramé, Mariame, Kaboré, Judith, Touré, Fanta, Becquey, Elodie, Verstraeten, Roosmarijn

“…None of the countries in the region are on track to meet the targets for low birth weight (LBW), anemia among WRA (Development Initiatives 2020), or overweight/obesity; and nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases (NR-NCDs) are on the rise (Verstraeten and Diop 2018; Development Initiatives 2020; Popkin, Corvalan, Grummer-Strawn 2020). With the COVID-19 pandemic aggravating the pre-existing malnutrition burden (Osendarp et al. 2021), and the 2030 deadline for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) fast approaching, it is a critical time for action. …”
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Synopsis: Assessing the impacts of COVID-19 on household incomes and poverty in Rwanda: A microsimulation approach by Diao, Xinshen, Rosenbach, Gracie, Spielman, David J., Aragie, Emerta A.

“…However, these results do not capture the potential longterm impacts of the substantial shocks of the pandemic to incomes, assets, and individual wellbeing. …”
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Impacts of COVID‐19 induced income and rice price shocks on household welfare in Papua New Guinea: Household model estimates by Schmidt, Emily, Dorosh, Paul A., Gilbert, Rachel

“…Concerns over the potential effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic have led to trade restrictions by major rice exporters, contributing to an average 25% increase in Thai and Vietnamese rice export prices between December 2019 and March–September 2020. …”
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COVID-19 prevention measures in Ethiopia: Current realities and prospects by Baye, Kaleab

“…The efforts needed to end the current pandemic in Ethiopia, as well as similar pandemics in the future, illuminates the serious challenges related to WASH and to the inequalities between rural and urban areas that need urgent attention.…”
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Reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers in the South Asia to Middle East corridor by ElDidi, Hagar, van Biljon, Chloe, Alvi, Muzna, Ringler, Claudia, Ratna, Nazmun, Abdulrahim, Sawsan, Kilby, Patrick, Wu, Joyce, Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin

“…Vulnerabilities increased further due to the Covid-19 pandemic, causing income and job losses, entrapment in countries of destination without financial or social support and stigmatization upon return. …”
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Unemployment and household spending in rural and urban India: Evidence from panel data (2019) by Gupta, Manavi, Kishore, Avinash

“…India has recorded high levels of unemployment and low labor force participation rates in recent years even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown. How does an episode of unemployment or loss of income affect household consumption expenditure is an important question for designing effective safety nets. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Jordanian economy: Economic sectors, food systems, and households by Raouf, Mariam, Elsabbagh, Dalia, Wiebelt, Manfred

“…This comes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Government imposed an economic lockdown which restricted non-essential economic activities and people’s movement in order to contain the virus. …”
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Maintaining food and nutrition security in Myanmar during the COVID-19 crisis: Lessons from India’s lockdown by Researchers of the International Food Policy Research Institute and Michigan State University, Headey, Derek D.

“…The recent sudden imposition of a stringent 21-day lockdown in India in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the food security of many vulnerable Indians. …”
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Poverty and food insecurity during COVID-19: Evidence from the COVID-19 Rural and Urban Food Security Survey (RUFSS) - June and July 2020 round by Headey, Derek D., Goudet, Sophie, Lambrecht, Isabel B., Oo, Than Zaw, Maffioli, Elisa Maria, Field, Erica, Toth, Russell

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a global economic crisis from which very few countries will be spared. …”
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Monitoring the agri-food system in Myanmar: Agricultural commodity traders - May 2021 survey round by Myanmar Agriculture Support Activity

“…. ▪ There has been a dramatic reduction in adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures compared to the same period a year ago, despite the third wave of the pandemic underway and the presence of new and more contagious variants. ▪ Cash payments have become increasingly dominant for purchases and sales as bank transfers and mobile payments are rarely being used. …”
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ICTforAg 2024 Technical Report by Koo, Jawoo, Manning, Matt, Angus, Dawn

“…For the first five years, ICTforAg events took place in Washington, DC, with 100–200 attendees annually. The COVID pandemic prompted ICTforAg to become a global online forum, with over 1,500 participants in 2020 and 3,000 in 2022. …”
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Eating wild animals: Rewards, risks and recommendations by Grace, Delia, Bett, Bernard K., Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Lam, Steven, MacMillan, Susan, Masudi, Phyllis, Mispiratceguy, M., Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Patel, Ekta, Slater, Annabel, Staal, Steven J., Thomas, Lian F.

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, prominent calls were made in the Global North to end the hunting, selling and eating of meat from wild animals. …”
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Dietary quality and nutrition: Past progress, current and future challenges by Mahrt, Kristi, Headey, Derek D., Ecker, Olivier, Comstock, Andrew R., Tauseef, Salauddin

“…Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the military coup in 2021, Myanmar was experiencing a period of rapid economic growth and transformation in the wake of economic and political liberalization. …”
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Rethinking food aid to fight AIDS by Kadiyala, Suneetha, Gillespie, Stuart

“…This paper, based on a detailed review of the relevant literature and the findings of a mission to eastern and southern Africa, highlights the implications of the HIV/AIDS pandemic for food aid strategy and programming. By viewing food aid programs through an HIV/AIDS lens" and in the context of a livelihoods approach, the authors argue that organizations can design effective interventions that reduce both susceptibility to HIV and vulnerability to AIDS impacts. …”
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Promoting agri-food systems resilience through ICT in developing countries amid COVID-19 by Alam, GM Monirul, Khatun, Most Nilufa, Sarker, Md Nazirul Islam, Joshi, Niraj Prakash, Bhandari, Humnath

“…To assist stakeholders in coping with, adapting to, and building resilience in the agri-food system networks, this article emphasizes the critical need to turn to and expand the application of advanced agricultural ICTs to meet the world's growing needs for food production and to ensure the resilience and sustainability of farming systems, particularly in the face of a pandemic like COVID-19.…”
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Conditions for a second wave of COVID-19 due to interactions between disease dynamics and social practices by Pedro, Sansao A., Ndjomatchoua, Frank T., Jentsch, Peter, Tchuenche, Jean M., Anand, Madhur, Bauch, Chris T.

“…This suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies a coupled behavior-disease system where disease dynamics and social dynamics are locked in a mutual feedback loop. …”
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Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 intrahost genetic evolution in vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients from the Kenyan population by Lugano, Doreen, Mwangi, Kennedy, Mware, Bernard, Kibet, Gilbert, Osiany, Shebbar, Kiritu, Edward, Dobi, Paul, Muli, Collins, Njeru, Regina, Oliveira, T. de, Njenga, M.K., Routh, A., Oyola, Samuel O.

“…We identified recombination hotspots in the S, N, and ORF1a/b genes and showed the genetic evolution landscape of SARS-CoV-2 by comparing within- and inter-wave recombination events from the beginning of the pandemic (June 2020 to December 2022) in Kenya. We further reveal differential expression of recombinant RNA species between vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals and perform an in-depth analysis of iSNVs to identify and characterize the functional properties of non-synonymous mutations found in ORF-1 a/b, S, and N genes. …”
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Women's dietary diversity and child feeding practices amidst COVID19 in India: Findings from National Family Health Surveys, 2016–2021 by Pant, Anjali, Chakrabarti, Suman, Headey, Derek D., Singh, Nishmeet, Nguyen, Phuong Hong

“…The COVID-19 pandemic caused a crisis that jeopardized food consumption and dietary diversity. …”
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The price of fragility: Shocks, food security, and lessons from Nigeria by Amare, Mulubrhan, Omamo, Steven Were, Balana, Bedru, Andam, Kwaw S., Nwagboso, Chibuzo, Iraoya, Augustine, Popoola, Olufemi, Loum, Serigne, Jawed, Khusro

“…Three major shocks – the COVID-19 pandemic (2020), the Ukraine-Russia war (2022), and fuel subsidy reform (2023) – drove large and uneven price increases, with wheat prices rising by 63.3% and brown sorghum by 83.9%. …”
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Engaging research with policy and action: what are the challenges of responding to zoonotic disease in Africa? by Bardosh, K.L., Scoones, J.C., Grace, Delia, Kalema-Zikusoka, G., Jones, K.E., Balogh, K. de, Waltner-Toews, D., Bett, Bernard K., Welburn, S.C., Mumford, E., Dzingirai, V.

“…From the spectre of a global pandemic to anxieties over agricultural change, urbanization, social inequality and threats to natural ecosystems, effectively preparing and responding to endemic and emerging diseases will require technological, institutional and social innovation. …”
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