The second wave of COVID-19 brings renewed economic disruptions and poses new challenges for efforts to avert poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition. In this seminar, policymakers and partners discuss the impacts of the second wave and highlight actions for social protection and economic recovery.
COVID-19 and last mile delivery: Challenges for retail shops (late July)
COVID-19 may have significant impacts on traditional food retail shops, which affects the availability and affordability of food for consumers. In this blog post, IFPRI researchers assess how the pandemic is affecting retailers in urban areas.
Impacts of the COVID-19 economic crisis on Myanmar’s rice value chain (July)
Rice mills are vital to Myanmar’s agricultural value chains and disruptions to them will impact rural rice-producing households and urban consumers. In this blog post, IFPRI researchers discuss challenges and policy opportunities for rice mills.
COVID-19 and last mile delivery: Challenges for retail shops (early July)
COVID-19 may have significant impacts on traditional food retail shops, which affects the availability and affordability of food for consumers. In this blog post, IFPRI researchers assess how the pandemic is affecting retailers in urban areas.
Economic problems linger in China post-lockdown
The Chinese experience provides important lessons about the dynamics of resilience. In this post, Xiaobo Zhang draws on new survey evidence showing how China’s initial COVID-19 lockdowns closed down SMEs and how these businesses dramatically rebounded when restrictions were eased,
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