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A Multi-Phase Assessment of the Effects of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.creator Saha, Amrita
dc.creator Carreras, Marco
dc.creator Thompson, John
dc.date 2022-04-29T15:08:07Z
dc.date 2022-04-29T15:08:07Z
dc.date 2022-04-01
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-26T08:55:36Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-26T08:55:36Z
dc.identifier Saha, A.; Carreras, M. and Thompson, J. (2022) A Multi-Phase Assessment of the Effects of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. APRA COVID-19 Synthesis Report 3, Brighton: Future Agricultures Consortium, DOI: 10.19088/APRA.2022.011
dc.identifier 978-1-78118-956-6
dc.identifier https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/17360
dc.identifier Rural Futures
dc.identifier 10.19088/APRA.2022.011
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/199156
dc.description Since it began in early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to considerable concerns about the viability of local food systems and rural livelihoods across sub-Saharan Africa. This paper presents the results of a three-round assessment of the effects of COVID-19 on the farming, labour and marketing practices, food and nutrition security, and well-being of over 800 male- and female-headed rural households in eight countries – Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In this paper, we argue that when we closely examine the lived experiences of people in different country contexts, results suggest that the immediate restrictions and strict control measures imposed by governments at the start of the pandemic on social and commercial activities acted as a major shock to the well-being of many rural households and communities. Furthermore, while some households and communities were able to find ways to cope or adapt to the COVID-19-related disruptions, for others the pandemic coincided with a number of other shocks and stresses (extreme weather events, locust infestations, conflict and insecurity, or a combination of these), exacerbating some of the observed risks.
dc.language en
dc.publisher APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium
dc.relation APRA COVID-19 Synthesis Report;3
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.rights APRA, Future Agricultures Consortium
dc.subject Agriculture
dc.subject Health
dc.subject Nutrition
dc.subject Poverty
dc.subject Rural Development
dc.subject Trade
dc.subject Work and Labour
dc.title A Multi-Phase Assessment of the Effects of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.type Series paper (non-IDS)
dc.coverage Ethiopia
dc.coverage Ghana
dc.coverage Kenya
dc.coverage Malawi
dc.coverage Nigeria
dc.coverage Tanzania
dc.coverage Zambia
dc.coverage Zimbabwe


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