The combination of political situation, COVID-19 and soaring agricultural input costs created prolonged shocks for the agrifood system.
Waves of disease, waves of poverty
This blog post by the Livelihoods and Food Security Fund highlights a new study from the International Food Policy Research Institute that reports evidence from urban Yangon and the rural dry zone and exposes a shocking increase in poverty.
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,
An opportunity for long-delayed agricultural reforms in India
India’s COVID-19 economic relief package includes a set of important agricultural reforms that some see as an opportunity for Indian agriculture. In this post, S. Mahendra Dev of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research explains the essence of the reforms, their potential impacts and obstacles, and key factors that will determine their impact on India’s future agricultural growth.
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