Coping with COVID-19 Shocks in Western Uganda

In Western Uganda, women farmers and their households were facing widespread agricultural and non-agricultural income shocks in September 2020, indicating a protracted crisis. To cope with these shocks, many households liquidated productive agricul...

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Main Authors: Sharma, Ambika, Gruver, Ariel, Montalvao, Joao, O'Sullivan, Michael
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/572751634708170996/Coping-with-COVID-19-Shocks-in-Western-Uganda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36545
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Summary:In Western Uganda, women farmers and their households were facing widespread agricultural and non-agricultural income shocks in September 2020, indicating a protracted crisis. To cope with these shocks, many households liquidated productive agricultural assets. Women who had higher decision-making power within the household before the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, appeared to cope better with post-outbreak shocks by engaging in more income-generating activities and having better food security in the household.