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COVID-19 Policy Response (CPR) Portal
The Portal systematically captures policy responses through multiple channels, including population restrictions, social protection, trade, health, fiscal, and monetary measures. Source: IFPRI Ghana
COVID-19 Lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
Informal food markets are vital to feeding African cities, they are venues the poor rely on to buy and sell fresh food. Danielle Resnick argues that as governments impose COVID-19 restrictions, informal food traders should be helped rather than persecuted. Her suggestions include: Developing hygiene practices and clean water supplies with market associations, allowing more dispersed market sites during epidemics, and extending safety nets and health benefits found in formal markets to informal market workers.—John McDermott, series co-editor and Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) Source: IFPRI Ghana
Will COVID-19 cause another food crisis? An early review
COVID-19 is disrupting economies around the world, but will it cause a food crisis? IFPRI Director General Jo Swinnen says it depends whether you are rich or poor. Jo synthesizes insights from several blog posts in this series to make the case that governments must emphasize policies and programs that target the immediate needs of their poorest citizens.—John McDermott, series co-editor and Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH). Source: IFPRI Ghana
Virtual Event – Agricultural Support Reform And GHG Emissions
Date of event: April 21, 2020 - 12:15 pm to 01:15 pm EDT Register Governments spend over $US 700 billion dollars per year on agricultural support measures such as subsidies, border price distortions and investments in raising productivity. Agriculture and land use change contribute close to a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Analyses of COVID-19 Impact
IFPRI Resources and Analyses on the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic IFPRI is curating a special series of blogposts analyzing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on national and global food and nutrition security, poverty, and development. The series is edited by IFPRI director general Johan Swinnen and A4NH director John McDermott. This webpage will be […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
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