Global assessment of the impacts of COVID-19 on food security

Global Food Security, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 31, P. 100575 - 100575

Published: Sept. 9, 2021

In this paper we present the first global assessments of COVID-19's impacts on food systems and their actors, focusing specifically security nutritional status those affected in low middle-income countries. The assessment covers 62 countries is based analysis 337 documents published English, French, Spanish Portuguese. review confirms magnitude severity an unprecedented crisis that has spread worldwide spared only a few. shows dimension been most accessibility, with reasonably solid evidence suggesting both financial physical access to have disrupted. contrast, there no clear availability affected. Overall, data suggests resisted adapted disruption pandemic. This resilience came, however, at great costs, majority systems' actors having cope severe disruptions activities. grocery stores supermarkets made billions dollars profits 2020.

Language: Английский

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The impact of COVID-19 on diet quality, food security and nutrition in low and middle income countries: A systematic review of the evidence

Clinical Nutrition, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 41(12), P. 2955 - 2964

Published: Aug. 27, 2021

The current global pandemic of Coronavirus (COVID-19), and measures adopted to reduce its spread, threaten the nutritional status populations in Low- middle-income countries (LMICs). Documenting how COVID-19 affects diets, nutrition food security can help generating evidence-informed recommendations for mitigating interventions policies.

Language: Английский

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Impact of COVID-19 on household food insecurity and interlinkages with child feeding practices and coping strategies in Uttar Pradesh, India: a longitudinal community-based study

BMJ Open, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 11(4), P. e048738 - e048738

Published: April 1, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has profound negative impacts on people's lives, but little is known its effect household food insecurity (HFI) in poor setting resources. This study assessed changes HFI during the and examined interlinkages between with child feeding practices coping strategies.A longitudinal survey December 2019 (in-person) August 2020 (by phone).Community-based individuals from 26 blocks 2 districts Uttar Pradesh, India.Mothers children <2 years (n=569).We measured by using Access Scale Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank tests. We then strategies status multivariable regression models.HFI increased sharply 21% to 80% 2020, 62% households changing secure insecure over this period. Children newly or consistently food-insecure were less likely consume a diverse diet (adjusted OR, AOR 0.57, 95% CI 0.34 0.95 0.51, 0.23 1.12, respectively) compared those food-secure households. Households consistent more engage such as reducing other essential non-food expenditures (AOR 2.2, 1.09 4.24), borrowing money buy 4.3, 2.31 7.95) selling jewellery 5.0, 1.74 14.27) obtain foods. Similar findings observed for households.The lockdown measures posed significant risk which turn had implications strategies. Our highlight need further investment targeted social protection safety nets part of multisectoral solutions improve after COVID-19.

Language: Английский

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A Multi-Site Analysis of the Prevalence of Food Insecurity in the United States, before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Current Developments in Nutrition, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 5(12), P. nzab135 - nzab135

Published: Oct. 29, 2021

Background:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic profoundly affected food systems including security.Understanding how the COVID-19 impacted security is important to provide support and identify long-term impacts needs.Objective: The National Food Access COVID research Team (NFACT) was formed assess over different US study sites throughout pandemic, using common instruments measurements.This presents results from 18 across 15 states nationally first year of pandemic.Methods: A validated survey instrument developed implemented in whole or part through an online adults representing 22 separate surveys.Sampling methods for each site were convenience, representative, high-risk targeted.Food measured USDA 6-item module.Food prevalence analyzed ANOVA by sampling method statistically significant differences.Results: Respondents (n = 27,168) indicate higher insecurity (low very low security) since compared with before pandemic.In nearly all sites, there a among Black, Indigenous, People Color (BIPOC), households children, those job disruptions.The findings demonstrate lingering insecurity, high time repeat cross-sectional surveys.There are no differences between convenience representative surveys, but surveys.

Language: Английский

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Eating habits of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 era: A systematic review

Frontiers in Nutrition, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Oct. 18, 2022

The COVID19 pandemic has affected all aspects of people's lives. Eating habit plays a crucial role in children and adolescents' physical mental development the impacts might last until adulthood. This systematic review aimed to summarize comprehensive updated overview eating habits changes due confinements among adolescents. A literature search was performed three databases for English studies published from start April 2022. Two researchers screened articles independently included observational which evaluated children's before during confinements. quality assessed by Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment checklists cross-sectional cohort studies. Among 2,436 studies, 39 final full-text were included. total participants this consist 157,900 Seven categories identified: daily patterns, junk food, beverage, fruits vegetables, milk dairy, protein-rich foods, legumes cereals. In summary, most reported significant increase consumption home-cooked meals, amount snack, french fries, sweets, fruits, legumes, bread, bakery products. On other hand, demonstrated significantly lower intake fast food soft drink. controversial results about breakfast consumption, sugar-added drinks, caffeinated dairy products, foods (including meat, fish, egg chicken, poultry), rice, cereal. Changes COVID-19 era both positive negative, example, decrease fruit, vegetable vs. an snacking sweet consumption. Both have short-term long-term on population health. study could provide us with insight into adolescents we can use limit negative consequences

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 market disruptions and food security: Evidence from households in rural Liberia and Malawi

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 17(8), P. e0271488 - e0271488

Published: Aug. 8, 2022

We use data collected from panel phone surveys to document the changes in food security of households rural Liberia and Malawi during market disruptions associated with COVID-19 lockdowns 2020. two distinct empirical approaches our analysis: (a) an event study around date (March July 2020), (b) a difference-in-differences analysis comparing lockdown period 2020 same months 2021, order attempt control for seasonality. In both countries, activity was severely disrupted we observe declines expenditures. However, find no evidence security.

Language: Английский

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COVID-19's impacts on incomes and food consumption in urban and rural areas are surprisingly similar: Evidence from five African countries

Global Food Security, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 33, P. 100633 - 100633

Published: March 30, 2022

African governments imposed mobility restrictions to suppress the spread of COVID-19. Many observers feared these measures would dramatically decrease incomes and increase food insecurity anticipated that urban households be much more impacted than rural ones. We use survey data from 4000 across five countries assess pandemic's effect on consumption. find a large share population saw drop between March July 2020. But decreases were 43-63% smaller predictions early estimates, highly correlated with severity restrictions. The income consumption impacts COVID-19 shock widespread over both areas. Policy making during pandemic should recognize restrictive will affect urban, farming non-farming, richer poorer households.

Language: Английский

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Disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic on the agri-food sector: A systematic review of its implications in post-pandemic and future of food security

AIMS Agriculture and Food, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9(1), P. 148 - 168

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

<abstract> <p>The unprecedented challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic have significantly impacted various sectors, with agri-food system proving especially vulnerable to disruptions. Ensuring food security and bolstering resilience of systems in aftermath has emerged as a crucial concern. Utilizing PRISMA protocol, this systematic literature review systematically searched relevant databases repositories using specific keywords related pre post-pandemic context. The final incorporated 37 articles. results revealed that profoundly all facets sector, particularly systems. Despite this, we identified several measures were implemented or recommended mitigate disruptions caused ensure sector for future similar events. Robust policy measures, promotion urban agriculture, support small-scale farmers, enhancement international market, technological innovations, collaborations, research development, novel foods highlighted measures. Policymakers, researchers, stakeholders are urged adopt comprehensive approach encompassing these build resilient secure era.</p> </abstract>

Language: Английский

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Food Security and COVID-19: A Systematic Review of the First-Year Experience

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 13(9), P. 5294 - 5294

Published: May 10, 2021

For decades, global food security has not been able to address the structural problem of economic access food, resulting in a recent increase number undernourished people from 2014. In addition, FAO estimates that drastically increased by 82–132 million 2020 due COVID-19 pandemic. To alleviate this dramatic growth insecurity, it is necessary understand nature malnourished during order this, we gathered and synthesized food-security-related empirical results first year pandemic systematic review. The vast majority (78%) 51 included articles reported household insecurity (access, utilization) and/or disruption production (availability) was result households having persistently low income an adequate amount savings. These could afford same quality quantity demand shortfall immediately appeared on producer side. Producers thus had deal only with direct consequences government measures (disruption labor flow, lack catering sector, etc.) but also decline consumption low-income households. We conclude factor most negatively affects as deepest security: income. Therefore, argue there no need for new objectives, even stronger emphasis poverty reduction raising wages This adjustment fundamental step recover crises, avoid possible future crises.

Language: Английский

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Prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 7(10), P. e08091 - e08091

Published: Sept. 30, 2021

We assessed the prevalence of food insecurity (FI) and its associated factors in Latin American Caribbean (LAC) early during COVID-19 pandemic. performed secondary data analysis a survey conducted by Facebook University Maryland. included adults surveyed from April to May 2020. FI was measured concerns about having enough eat following week. Sociodemographic, mental health, COVID-19-related variables were collected. generalized Poisson regressions models considering complex sampling design. estimated crude adjusted ratios with their 95% confidence intervals. 1,324,272 adults; 50.5% female, 42.9% under 35 years old, 78.9% lived city, 18.6% had symptoms. The LAC 75.7% (n = 1,016,841), Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti 90.8%, 86.7%, 85.5%, respectively, showing highest prevalence. Gender, area residence, presence symptoms, fear getting seriously ill or that family member gets higher insecurity. In contrast, increasing age lower first stage pandemic high sociodemographic variables.

Language: Английский

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