Food securityCOVID-19LockdownThis study aims to assess the prevalence of food insecurity and its associated factors during the COVID-19 lockdown.The prevalence of food insecurity was 43.2%, while 11.1% were reported to have depressive symptoms during the MCO 1.0.A higher odds ratio for food ...
China has the ability to guarantee food security and respond to global market volatility, with ample grain reserves and a healthy trend toward stable growth of grain production, despite the uncertainty the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to international agriculture trade. The country’s per capita f...
The COVID-19 pandemic has imparted a significant impact on the global economic conditions. The food security status in the developing and underdeveloped countries is getting worse with the progression of the pandemic. According to the World Food Program (WFP), 271.8 million people were acutely ...
The economic effects of Covid-19 will be felt even harder in these emerging economies due to their reliance on informal trade and exports of commodities that are falling in value. An estimated 86 percent of Kenyans are worried about their food security amid the rava...
enlisted the help of 11 online take-out food providers and nearly 40 thousand third-party catering outlets to ensure food supply and food security during the epidemic control period, according to a press conference held Tuesday by the city’s joint prevention and control of the covid-19 ...
Speaking to mark the World Food Day on Friday, Fiji's Health Minister Ifereimi Waqainabete said that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of the island country's food systems with a potential impact on food security. A new policy on food and nutrition security of Fiji is now be...
Food security has been long understudied in the context of Central Asia. We present an analysis examining household-level food demand for Tajikistan and assessing the magnitude of its food security changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on an extensive household survey data set from Tajikistan...
Here’s how governments and private-sector actors can respond to the impact of COVID-19 on African agriculture. Report Food security in Japan: Building a strategy in an age of global competition December 6, 2017 - The country faces a set of agricultural challenges in its move toward a mor...
8. Raw, cold, irritating foods and unsealed cold beverages are not recommended takeout options. Dishes with a balanced portion of vegetables and meat are encouraged. Sources: World Health Organization, Guidelines on takeout food safety and nutrition during the COVID-19 outbreak...
[ii]https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2020/05/14/protecting-food-security-in-africa-during-covid-19/ [iii]https://www.thestar.com/news/world/africa/2020/04/30/ghana-virus-cases-rise-24-a-week-after-lockdown-was-eased.html ...