The Coronavirus disease (covid-19) is creating havoc globally. As of April 6th, there were almost 1.3 million confirmed cases and 70,000 reported deaths due to the virus. Although the number of tested and confirmed cases in Africa is currently lower than elsewhere, African countries are implementing different measures to reduce further spread of the virus. […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
COVID-19 Food Policy Response Monitor for Egypt
The IFPRI Egypt Strategy Support Program (ESSP) is responding to the COVID-19 crisis by providing evidence-based information and analysis. As part of these efforts, IFPRI ESSP has launched the COVID-19 Food Policy Response Monitor for Egypt. The Food Policy Response Monitor provides an overview of key food policy responses in a tabular format and is […] Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Lessons from the AIDS epidemic on how COVID-19 may Impact Food and Nutrition Security
The COVID-19 pandemic is generating multiple waves of unprecedented global impacts. Epidemics in Europe and the United States are currently Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India
Farmers may not be infected but are certainly affected
The Covid-19 pandemic is probably the biggest threat to health that people across the globe are facing. More than the threat to health is the challenge it poses to the global economy. The chief of International Monetary Fund said, “The global economy h... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
COVID-19’S IMPACT ON CHINA’S SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES New in the Covid-19 Series
As China begins to emerge from the worst of its health crisis,
a survey shows many enterprises struggle to survive.
Read Blogpost > https://www.ifpri.org/blog/covid-19s-impact-chinas-small-and-medium-sized-businesses
Source: Pakistan Strategy Support Program
