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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic from Farm to Fork: Hard-won Lessons

Authors :
Md. Parvez Anwar
Source :
Fundamental and Applied Agriculture, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 289-294 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Farm to Fork Foundation, 2020.

Abstract

As evident from the past, although pandemic is a health issue it could lead to food security and economic crises. Since agriculture accounts for more than 3.3% of global gross domestic product and 60% of the population depends on agriculture for their livelihoods, COVID-19 pandemic impact on agriculture may result in acute hunger and malnutrition, and the deepest global recession in recent history. Agriculture is experiencing a huge challenge in dealing with both supply and demand shocks. Globally, there is sufficient food to feed the people but the challenge is to make food available to everyone due to logistic bottlenecks and high price. The hard-won lessons from this pandemic is that feeding the world is always a challenging task and therefore we should search for a more resilient, sustainable and regenerative food production and supply system to cope with such a crisis. Prompt response and immediate acceleration are needed to support the recovery process and minimize deterioration. Agri-food sector must be reoriented so that it can function more effectively in the post COVID-19 era. [Fundam Appl Agric 2020; 5(3.000): 289-294]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25182021
Volume :
5
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Fundamental and Applied Agriculture
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f3e3903c9cc54e27929d8514d3083c54
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5455/faa.111527