COVID-19 and Food Security : Gendered Dimensions

COVID-19 and Food Security : Gendered Dimensions

Across the developing world, the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic threatens to cause massive disruptions in food supply chains. The World Food Programme estimates that by the end of 2020, twu hundred and sixty five million will face acute food insec...

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Main Authors: Montalvao, Joao, Van de Velde, Patricia
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
AFRICA GENDER POLICY
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
FOOD SECURITY
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/811951590567646637/COVID-19-and-Food-Security-Gendered-Dimensions
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33813
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spelling okr-10986-338132021-05-25T09:56:33Z COVID-19 and Food Security : Gendered Dimensions Montalvao, Joao Van de Velde, Patricia AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE FOOD SECURITY PANDEMIC RESPONSE CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 Across the developing world, the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic threatens to cause massive disruptions in food supply chains. The World Food Programme estimates that by the end of 2020, twu hundred and sixty five million will face acute food insecurity - twice as many as before the crisis. Women play a key role in keeping the food system functional. Their livelihoods also depend on these jobs, which are primarily concentrated in the informal sector, and they have little access tosavings andsocial safety nets. This note highlights women’s contribution to food supply chains, focusing on women as informal producers and traders of food. It discusses potential impacts of the pandemic on their vulnerabilities and policy responses. It concludes with some early reports on how women along the food supply chain are rising to the challenge of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), and some considerations for investments in inclusive food systems. 2020-05-27T15:21:44Z 2020-05-27T15:21:44Z 2020-05-19 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/811951590567646637/COVID-19-and-Food-Security-Gendered-Dimensions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33813 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
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topic AFRICA GENDER POLICY
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
FOOD SECURITY
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
spellingShingle AFRICA GENDER POLICY
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
FOOD SECURITY
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
Montalvao, Joao
Van de Velde, Patricia
COVID-19 and Food Security : Gendered Dimensions
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Sub-Saharan Africa
description Across the developing world, the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic threatens to cause massive disruptions in food supply chains. The World Food Programme estimates that by the end of 2020, twu hundred and sixty five million will face acute food insecurity - twice as many as before the crisis. Women play a key role in keeping the food system functional. Their livelihoods also depend on these jobs, which are primarily concentrated in the informal sector, and they have little access tosavings andsocial safety nets. This note highlights women’s contribution to food supply chains, focusing on women as informal producers and traders of food. It discusses potential impacts of the pandemic on their vulnerabilities and policy responses. It concludes with some early reports on how women along the food supply chain are rising to the challenge of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), and some considerations for investments in inclusive food systems.
format Policy Note
author Montalvao, Joao
Van de Velde, Patricia
author_facet Montalvao, Joao
Van de Velde, Patricia
author_sort Montalvao, Joao
title COVID-19 and Food Security : Gendered Dimensions
title_short COVID-19 and Food Security : Gendered Dimensions
title_full COVID-19 and Food Security : Gendered Dimensions
title_fullStr COVID-19 and Food Security : Gendered Dimensions
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 and Food Security : Gendered Dimensions
title_sort covid-19 and food security : gendered dimensions
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/811951590567646637/COVID-19-and-Food-Security-Gendered-Dimensions
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33813
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