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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Kaat Van Hoyweghen, Anna Fabry, Hendrik Feyaerts, Idrissa Wade, Miet Maertens
Summary: This study investigated the early impact of Covid-19 on the fruit and vegetable supply chain in Senegal, revealing differences in resilience between modern export-oriented and traditional domestic-oriented supply chains. Both supply chains were found to innovate in response to the pandemic, and the findings have significant implications for international trade, social safety measures, and food and nutrition security.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
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Environmental Studies
Ben Belton, Leah Rosen, Lucinda Middleton, Saadiah Ghazali, Abdullah-Al Mamun, Jacqueline Shieh, Hamia S. Noronha, Goutam Dhar, Mohammod Ilyas, Christopher Price, Ahmed Nasr-Allah, Ibrahim Elsira, Bikram K. Baliarsingh, Arun Padiyar, Suresh Rajendran, A. B. C. Mohan, Ravi Babu, Michael Joseph Akester, Ei Ei Phyo, Khin Maung Soe, Ajibola Olaniyi, Sunil N. Siriwardena, John Bostock, David C. Little, Michael Phillips, Shakuntala H. Thilsted
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic had short-term impacts on aquatic foods and production inputs, with longer lasting effects on demand and labor. Retail prices of aquatic foods briefly spiked but then trended down, while prices of production inputs rose. Respondents adapted to the challenges by reducing costs and sourcing alternative inputs, but some strategies may undermine longer-term resilience.
Review
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Rob Vos, Andrea Cattaneo
Summary: The study discusses the expansion of food markets driven by urbanization and rising incomes, as well as the massive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this growth. Emergency response measures should consider leveraging the opportunities of food market growth by promoting better interconnectedness among small and medium-sized enterprises to reduce poverty during economic recovery.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE
(2021)
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
David Laborde, Will Martin, Rob Vos
Summary: This study evaluates the impact of COVID-19 on poverty, food insecurity, and diets, with projections of nearly 150 million people falling into extreme poverty and food insecurity. The global recession caused by the pandemic is expected to be deeper than the 2008-2009 financial crisis, with South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa experiencing the most severe impacts, particularly in urban areas.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
Review
Operations Research & Management Science
Pravin Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Azar Shahgholian
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed major challenges in managing humanitarian supply chains and provided important lessons for the future. Collaboration, improvement of distribution networks, and enhanced tracking capabilities are necessary to effectively respond to future pandemics.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2022)
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Food Science & Technology
Benedetta Coluccia, Giulio Paolo Agnusdei, Pier Paolo Miglietta, Federica De Leo
Summary: The study provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the agri-food sector, highlighting the vulnerability of fresh and perishable products and the resilience of transport and logistics in ensuring the supply of storable products. It serves as a valuable tool for researchers, policy makers, and managers to develop suitable strategies for sector resilience during unprecedented times.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Amin N. Olaimat, Islam K. Alshami, Huda Al Hourani, Wafaa Sarhan, Murad Al-Holy, Mahmoud Abughoush, Narmeen Jamal Al-Awwad, Maha Hoteit, Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh
Summary: This study assessed food insecurity, dietary diversity, and food-related coping strategies in Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings showed a high prevalence of food insecurity, with determinants such as educational level, monthly income, marital status, availability of health insurance, and type of residence. Additionally, food insecurity was associated with lower food consumption scores and more evident food-related coping strategies, especially in severely food-insecure households.
Article
Horticulture
Maja Turnsek, Siv-Lene Gangenes Skar, Marit Piirman, Ragnheidur Thorarinsdottir, Martina Bavec, Ranka Junge
Summary: This study found that home gardening increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily due to concerns about food security. The survey results showed approximately a 10% increase in home gardening during the first wave of COVID-19, with a focus on educated, female, and middle-class Europeans.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Mary Little, Olivia Sylvester
Summary: The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated global food insecurity crisis, disproportionately impacting consumers, farmers, and food workers. This paper contributes to the understanding of how agroecological farmers in Costa Rica have been affected by and responded to Covid-19, highlighting the economic hardships, market disruptions, and changes in consumption patterns they faced, as well as the adaptation strategies they employed.
AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN VALUES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nyuk Ling Ma, Wanxi Peng, Chin Fhong Soon, Muhamad Fairus Noor Hassim, Suzana Misbah, Zaidah Rahmat, Wilson Thau Lym Yong, Christian Sonne
Summary: This paper discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on various sectors of human society, highlighting the need for enhanced surveillance of animal reservoirs to prevent transmission, as well as the potential threats of the pandemic to agriculture and aquaculture industries.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Michael Omotayo Alabi, Ojelanki Ngwenyama
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on food security and global food supply chains, leading to increased food insecurity in Canada and the US. This paper proposes a strategy or framework for building smarter and more resilient food supply chains.
BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Francilia Brito Silva, Dawn E. Osborn, Meghan R. Owens, Tracie Kirkland, Carolyn E. Moore, Mindy A. Patterson, Wesley J. Tucker, Derek C. Miketinas, Kathleen E. Davis
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions had varying impacts on college students' access to healthy food in Texas, with changes in shopping habits being the most common. Students with low food security had lower Healthy Eating Index scores, and black students were more likely to report changes in their ability to buy food.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Mywish K. Maredia, Adeola Adenikinju, Ben Belton, Antony Chapoto, Ndeye Fatou Faye, Saweda Liverpool-Tasie, John Olwande, Thomas Reardon, Veronique Theriault, David Tschirley
Summary: African governments implemented mobility restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19, resulting in widespread impacts on incomes and food consumption. However, the actual impact was smaller than predicted, with severity of restrictions playing a significant role. Policy-making during a pandemic should consider the effects on rural and urban areas, farming and non-farming households, as well as richer and poorer households.
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Michelle Thomas, Elizabeth Eveleigh, Zeynep Vural, Peter Rose, Amanda Avery, Lisa Coneyworth, Simon Welham
Summary: The first UK lockdown had a significant impact on the food security status of UK adults, with differences in food procurement and dietary intakes observed between different income groups. Food availability and monetary constraint were major factors contributing to food insecurity, and micronutrient intakes were lower in food insecure groups compared to the reference nutrient intake.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Joshua D. Miller, Sera L. Young, Elizabeth Bryan, Claudia Ringler
Summary: There is a strong association between water insecurity and food insecurity. This study found that individuals living in water-insecure households are more likely to experience food insecurity and have lower dietary diversity. Adequate access and use of water resources are crucial for nutrition.
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Johan Swinnen, Rob Kuijpers
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Emma Janssen, Johan Swinnen
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Martijn Huysmans, Johan Swinnen
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2019)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Maria Garrone, Dorien Emmers, Alessandro Olper, Johan Swinnen
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Maria Garrone, Dorien Emmers, Hyejin Lee, Alessandro Olper, Johan Swinnen
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2019)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Catherine Haeck, Giulia Meloni, Johan Swinnen
APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY
(2019)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Giulia Meloni, Kym Anderson, Koen Deconinck, Johan Swinnen
APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY
(2019)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Hannah Ameye, Johan Swinnen
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT
(2019)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
David Laborde, Will Martin, Johan Swinnen, Rob Vos
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Koen Deconinck, Jo Swinnen
Summary: This article explores the optimal size of geographical indications (GI) regions and presents a flexible conceptual framework to describe the efficiency and distributional effects of GI size, as well as how this affects interest groups' incentives to influence government decision-making.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Seneshaw Tamru, Bart Minten, Johan Swinnen
Summary: Studies have shown that coffee exporters are willing to incur losses during exporting by offering high prices for coffee locally in order to access scarce foreign exchange, which unintentionally benefits coffee farmers as consequential high wholesale prices for coffee are transmitted to producers.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Bjorn Van Campenhout, Bart Minten, Johan F. M. Swinnen
Summary: The dairy sub-sector in Uganda has undergone significant changes in the last decade driven by increased demand and liberalization policies. Areas attracting considerable Foreign Direct Investment show more pronounced innovations and increased processing capacity, leading to dairy becoming Uganda's third most important export product.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Saule Burkitbayeva, Emma Janssen, Johan Swinnen
Summary: This paper provides one of the first and most detailed accounts of the emerging large modern dairy farms in India. Through qualitative interviews, it explores the differences between these farms and their traditional counterparts and examines their integration into value chains.
JOURNAL OF AGRIBUSINESS IN DEVELOPING AND EMERGING ECONOMIES
(2023)
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Economics
Saule Burkitbayeva, Emma Janssen, Johan Swinnen
REVIEW OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
(2020)