Disruptions to agricultural activities, income loss and food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from farm households in a developing country

Thanh, Pham Tien; Duy, Duong The; Duong, Pham Bao

doi:10.1108/jadee-09-2021-0243

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“…Post-harvest losses are progressively becoming a massive issue across the globe and are predominantly severe in developing countries (Hengsdijk and De Boer, 2017;Kasso and Bekele, 2018;Thanh and Duong, 2022). Losses decrease farmers' income (Sissoko et al, 2022) and represent a risk to food and nutrition security (Thanh and Duong, 2022).…”

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Soil technology and post-harvest losses in Nigeria

Osabohien

2022

JADEE

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PurposePost-harvest losses are becoming a huge issue worldwide and are predominantly severe in developing countries. Seeking ways to control post-harvest losses is important because losses decrease farm income by more than 15% for approximately 480 million small-scale farmers.Design/methodology/approachThe study engaged Wave 4 (2018/2019) of the Living Standards Measurement Studies–Integrated Survey on Agriculture, to examine the impact of soil technology such as fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides and certified crops on post-harvest losses in Nigeria. The study engaged descriptive statistics, logit regression and propensity score matching (PSM) to analyse the data.FindingsThe study found that approximately 38% of the household harvest was lost along the value chain. In addition, the results showed that among the indicators of soil technology, crop certification has a significant impact on the reduction of post-harvest losses. The implication is that from the nearest neighbour and kernel-based matching, the use of certified crops by households contributed to 1.62 and 1.36% reduction in post-harvest losses, respectively. In contrast, pesticide, herbicide and fertiliser use had no significant impact on post-harvest losses.Research limitations/implicationsOne of the limitations is that this study applied the PSM, the model did not account for endogeneity. Therefore, in examining this concept, further studies should consider applying other impact model such as the difference-in-difference to account for endogeneity.Originality/valueWhile previous studies have examined how ICT adoption, storage mechanisms and value chain among others help to minimise post-harvest losses, the aspect of how soil technology can reduce post-harvest losses has been a subject of exclusion in the extant literature. This study empirically examines the impact of soil technology adoption on post-harvest losses in Nigeria.

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Soil technology and post-harvest losses in Nigeria

Osabohien

2022

JADEE

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“…Recent studies of climate change and the Covid pandemic have shown linkages and interdependencies between agriculture, society and the economy, as well as the susceptibility of agriculture to external disruptions. The shortage of input materials and low yields [Trinh, 2018], stagnation of production and changes in supply chain procedures [Bui et al, 2021;Thanh, Duy, Duong, 2022] and lower customer purchasing power [Ha, Bui, 2020] are all having a negative impact on the farm's development in the future.…”

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Updating the Approaches to Farms’ Development in Vietnam: Institutional Aspect

Nguyen¹,

Mitrofanova²

2022

Reg. ekon. Yug Ross.

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Over the past 30 years of serious economic reform, structural changes in agriculture in the Republic of Vietnam have led to a decline in the number of small farms. The main purpose of this article is to reveal the features of their institutionalization by means of an overview of the main stages in farms’ operation. The results show that the structure of farms in the agricultural system of Vietnam developed under the influence of the negative trends of the 1990s, when economic conditions and policies were adequately adjusted due to self-organized production and commercial measures in the 2000s. However, even today there are problems that hinder their development, such as underdevelopment of the banking system, presence of institutional narrow spaces, technical and technological limitations, low potential of labor resources, and complicated access to sources of financing and land. The discrepancy between the structure of farms and the requirements for the development of the agro-industrial complex in the face of new challenges and risks creates obstacles and complicates the process of making effective decisions on innovation. Thus, the most important directions for the future development of farming are connected with increasing production and developing effective business support measures (including capital, labor, technology, information and market) in order to increase competitiveness and create an institutional environment for innovative agricultural development in Vietnam.

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“…The findings are also consistent with FAO's (2019) prediction that COVID-19 will have an uneven impact on household income. Thanh et al (2022) also reported that COVID-19 affected the income and food security of households in developing countries. It is important to highlight here that households with a higher decrease in their income changed their dietary patterns and daily intakes more compared to lowerincome affected female-and male-headed households to cushion the income change due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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“…The findings are also consistent with FAO’s (2019) prediction that COVID-19 will have an uneven impact on household income. Thanh et al. (2022) also reported that COVID-19 affected the income and food security of households in developing countries.…”

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Gendered impact of COVID-19 on consumption of perishable and nonperishable food commodities in Pakistan

Shahbaz

Haq

Boz

et al. 2022

JADEE

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PurposeCovid-19 is a serious threat to the dietary quality of vulnerable communities in developing countries with limited economic resources. This study explored the implications of COVID-19 on daily dietary behavior and food consumption patterns of perishable and nonperishable food commodities based on the gender of household headship in Pakistan.Design/methodology/approachThe data was collected through an online survey using the snowball sampling technique. A mixed design ANOVA, an independent t-test and a multivariate probit model were used to look at the data from 417 female-headed households and 1,131 male-headed households that were surveyed in the study.FindingsFemale-headed households experienced a greater decrease in their daily intake of perishable and nonperishable food commodities compared to male-headed households during COVID-19. The decrease in consumption of perishable food commodities was greater than the decrease in nonperishable food commodities for both female-headed and male-headed households. Female-headed households witnessed the largest decrease in daily intake of animal-derived foods, while male-headed households observed the highest diminution in consumption of fruits. Female-headed households and male-headed households reduced their consumption of perishable food commodities by more than one-third and one-fifth, respectively. Households with lower socioeconomic status reported higher reductions in their daily intakes of food commodities compared to households with higher socioeconomic status.Research limitations/implicationsThe cross-sectional nature of the collected data does not allow the development of a causal relationship between COVID-19 implications and food consumption changes in daily dietary patterns.Originality/valueDietary and consumption patterns of populations are changing worldwide due to COVID-19. There is no study to assist policymakers in determining how COVID-19 is affecting the daily food consumption patterns of perishable and non-perishable food commodities of households based on gender in the developing world.

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Disruptions to agricultural activities, income loss and food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from farm households in a developing country

Cited by 14 publications

References 62 publications

Soil technology and post-harvest losses in Nigeria

Soil technology and post-harvest losses in Nigeria

Updating the Approaches to Farms’ Development in Vietnam: Institutional Aspect

Gendered impact of COVID-19 on consumption of perishable and nonperishable food commodities in Pakistan

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