Impacts and threats of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security and nutrition, and options to respond
As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, the development community is working to understand how the crisis impacts food security, nutrition, and food systems:
- The UN Secretary-General launched a policy brief on the impact of COVID-19 on food security and nutrition. Protecting essential food service workers, strengthening social protection for nutrition, and transforming food systems toward sustainability and inclusion will be key to safeguard food security and nutrition.
- Food systems must prepare for a long fight against COVID-19, writes Maximo Torero, Chief Economist and Assistant Director General for Economic and Social Development at FAO, in a blog post. A range of policies can help stave off a global food crisis amidst the unprecedented combination of the Great Lockdown and the worst recession since the Great Depression.
- A SUN Movement blog post details the African Development Bank’s new Feed Africa Response to COVID-19, a strategic roadmap to help African countries tackle COVID-19 related challenges to food security and nutrition.
- IFPRI hosted a virtual event on how food businesses are coping—and innovating—during COVID-19. Experts discussed the challenges and opportunities for businesses along the food supply chain to provide livelihoods, safeguard workers, and meet food demand during the pandemic. See IFPRI’s COVID-19 webpage for more evidence, blogs, tools, and events.
Reflecting on the outcomes of the 2020 Vision Initiative
IFPRI hosted a virtual event reflecting on its 2020 Vision Initiative. Launched in 1993, the initiative worked to develop and promote a shared vision to eradicate hunger and malnutrition while protecting the environment and to catalyze global action. The expert panel discussed specific elements of the initiative, its impacts, and where progress is still needed.
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