COVID-19
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How India’s food-based safety net is responding to the COVID-19 lockdown
Marshalling an array of social safety net programs to buttress food security among the poor.
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Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Some thoughts for developing countries and the international community
Governments must use every means at their disposal to cushion the blow of shutdowns and massive job losses.
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Cómo COVID-19 puede interrumpir las cadenas de suministro de alimentos en los países en desarrollo
Lockdown measures will hit widely but unevenly, with most impacts felt in urban and peri-urban areas.
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Comment le COVID-19 pourrait perturber les chaînes de valeur alimentaires dans les pays en développement
Lockdown measures will hit widely but unevenly, with most impacts felt in urban and peri-urban areas.
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How COVID-19 may disrupt food supply chains in developing countries
Lockdown measures will hit widely but unevenly, with most impacts felt in urban and peri-urban areas.
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Economic impact of COVID-19 on tourism and remittances: Insights from Egypt
Modeling results show monthly declines in GDP, with the poor hit hardest.
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تأثير الاقتصادي الناجم عن فيروس كورونا على السياحة والتحويلات المالية
Modeling results show monthly declines in GDP, with the poor hit hardest.
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COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
Social distancing measures may hurt both food traders and consumers in a region known for harsh crackdowns on markets.
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Lessons from the AIDS epidemic on how COVID-19 may impact food and nutrition security
Poverty, malnutrition, weak healthcare systems, and other factors will complicate the response to the pandemic.
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Lockdowns are protecting China’s rural families from COVID-19, but the economic burden is heavy
A Stanford survey shows restrictions are working to limit outbreaks among China's 700 million rural residents, but harming livelihoods, education, and other areas of life.
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COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security
Trade is allowing production to move from areas of surplus to areas of shortage, avoiding the drastic shortages and food insecurity associated with reliance only on local production.
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应对全球粮食危机，出口禁令是下下策
Trade is allowing production to move from areas of surplus to areas of shortage, avoiding the drastic shortages and food insecurity associated with reliance only on local production.
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COVID-19: Les restrictions commerciales constituent la pire réponse possible pour garantir la sécurité alimentaire
Trade is allowing production to move from areas of surplus to areas of shortage, avoiding the drastic shortages and food insecurity associated with reliance only on local production.
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Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions
A survey shows lockdowns are having serious impacts on agricultural operations, particularly pig farmers.
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How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19?
Modeling shows that a looming worldwide economic slowdown could push tens of millions into extreme poverty.
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COVID-19’s impact on China’s small and medium-sized businesses
As China begins to emerge from the worst, a survey shows many enterprises struggle to survive.
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As COVID-19 spreads, no major concern for global food security yet
If it happens, a global economic slowdown would hit the poor in developing countries particularly hard.
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Preventing global food security crisis under COVID-19 emergency
Averting a global food security crisis precipated by the COVID-19 epidemic will require monitoring food prices, ensuring global and local food chains function properly, innovating ways to keep sales growing, and keeping trade open.
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How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the coronavirus outbreak
Important steps to avoid potential hiccups in the food supply and other problems during the coronavirus outbreak..