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IFPRI’s COVID-19 Policy Response (CPR) Portal: Identifying trends and implications for food systems

The COVID-19 health and economic crisis has stimulated multiple and varied policy responses in developing countries. Some of these are designed for specific national contexts and others are more generic. Some are narrowly-focused, others a complex mix ... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office

COVID-19 border policies create problems for African trade and economic pain for communities

Across Africa, countries have imposed emergency border restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19. These have delayed a continental free trade agreement, are contributing to fears of a new food crisis, and disrupted cross-border trade. In this post, A... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office

COVID-19 lockdowns are imposing substantial economic costs on countries in Africa

Low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are suffering rapid and substantial economic costs from the spread of COVID-19 and related lockdown measures. James Thurlow describes initial assessments of economy-wide impacts in some African countries and thei... Source: IFPRI Nigeria Country Office

‘Instead of Coronavirus, the Hunger Will Kill Us.’ A Global Food Crisis Looms.

The world has never faced a hunger emergency like this, experts say. It could double the number of people facing acute hunger to 265 million by the end of this year. In Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi, Kenya, residents already live in extreme poverty. Coronavirus lockdowns have caused many more to go hungry. Credit; […] Source: IFPRI Ghana

Why gender-sensitive social protection is critical to the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries

The COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on movement to control the spread of infection are having profound impacts on the income Source: Cash Transfer & Intimate Partner Violence Collaborative Research