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024 8 _ahttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01481-y
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100 1 _aChiwona-Karltun, L.
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245 1 0 _aCOVID-19 :
_bfrom health crises to food security anxiety and policy implications
260 _aNetherlands :
_bSpringer :
_bRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences,
_c2021.
500 _aPeer review
500 _aOpen Access
520 _aLike the rest of the world, African countries are reeling from the health, economic and social effects of COVID-19. The continent’s governments have responded by imposing rigorous lockdowns to limit the spread of the virus. The various lockdown measures are undermining food security, because stay at home orders have among others, threatened food production for a continent that relies heavily on agriculture as the bedrock of the economy. This article draws on quantitative data collected by the GeoPoll, and, from these data, assesses the effect of concern about the local spread and economic impact of COVID-19 on food worries. Qualitative data comprising 12 countries south of the Sahara reveal that lockdowns have created anxiety over food security as a health, economic and human rights/well-being issue. By applying a probit model, we find that concern about the local spread of COVID-19 and economic impact of the virus increases the probability of food worries. Governments have responded with various efforts to support the neediest. By evaluating the various policies rolled out we advocate for a feminist economics approach that necessitates greater use of data analytics to predict the likely impacts of intended regulatory relief responses during the recovery process and post-COVID-19.
546 _aText in English
650 7 _aCOVID-19
_2AGROVOC
_916256
650 7 _aEconomics
_gAGROVOC
_91093
650 7 _aFood security
_gAGROVOC
_91118
650 7 _aPolicies
_2AGROVOC
_94809
650 7 _aSocial protection
_2AGROVOC
_914982
651 7 _2AGROVOC
_91950
_aAfrica South of Sahara
700 1 _aAmuakwa-Mensah, F.
_919646
700 1 _aWamala-Larsson, C.
_923575
700 1 _aAmuakwa-Mensah, S.
_923576
700 1 _aAbouhatab, A.
_923577
700 1 _aMade, N.
_923578
700 1 _aTaremwa, N.K.
_923579
700 1 _aMelyoki, L.
_923580
700 1 _aRutashobya, L.K.
_923581
700 1 _aMadonsela, T.
_923582
700 1 _aLourens, M.
_923583
700 1 _aStone, W.
_923584
700 1 _aBizoza, A.R.
_923585
773 0 _tAmbio
_gv. 50, no. 4, p. 794-811
_dSweden : Springer : Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 2021.
_x0044-7447
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856 4 _yClick here to access online
_uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01481-y
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