Food systems, diets and nutrition in the wake of COVID-19

Carducci, Bianca; Keats, Emily C; Ruel, Marie T.; Haddad, Lawrence; Osendarp, Saskia; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A

doi:10.1038/s43016-021-00233-9

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“…Adding to the complexity, the various responses of each actor to the shock can generate negative or positive feedback loops with often unpredictable consequences [21]. In line with other studies [3,10,[21][22][23], we found that most of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food systems was not related to the direct effects of the virus but to a combination of these effects with the various mitigation measures implemented by the different stakeholders. Most disruptions to the system were an adverse effect of movement restrictions that limited access to hired labour, inputs and informal retail outlets.…”

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A Global Media Analysis of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chicken Meat Food Systems: Key Vulnerabilities and Opportunities for Building Resilience

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Food systems are increasingly under threat, with climate, biological, economic or policy shocks and stressors occurring at an increasing frequency and scale. Their complex and fragile nature has become even more apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic review of news articles published globally between December 2019 and April 2020 was conducted to describe the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the chicken meat system and to identify key vulnerabilities and intervention points to build resilience. Most of the impacts identified were caused by a combination of the different mitigation measures implemented by the system actors such as movement restrictions rather than by the direct effects of the virus, thereby demonstrating the importance of interconnections and coordination in the system. Social media were found to have played a crucial role in amplifying, mitigating or mediating the impact of the pandemic. The findings highlight the importance of adopting a holistic approach that integrates the multiple dimensions of food systems for effective responses to systemic shocks.

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A Global Media Analysis of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chicken Meat Food Systems: Key Vulnerabilities and Opportunities for Building Resilience

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“…In South Africa, in nearly four years of implementation of a Vitamin A fortified biscuits in school program, vitamin A deficiency has not been eradicated despite the biscuits provided 50% of daily RDA for carotene and 10% of the daily RDA for vitamin A [61]. Another challenge emerged during the recent lock-downs due to the COVID pandemics when SMEs faced increased difficulties to access to the vitamins and mineral premix for the fortification procedures, particularly from the international premix supply [62].…”

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Food Fortification: The Advantages, Disadvantages and Lessons from Sight and Life Programs

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Deficiencies in one or more micronutrients such as iron, zinc, and vitamin A are widespread in low- and middle-income countries and compromise the physical and cognitive capacity of millions of people. Food fortification is a cost-effective strategy with demonstrated health, economic and social benefits. Despite ongoing debates globally and in some countries regarding the performance and safety of food fortification, the practice offers significant benefits across each of the main vehicles for food fortification (large-scale food fortification, biofortification and point-of-use or home fortification) ranging from reducing the prevalence of nutritional deficiencies and economic benefits to societies and economies. Using Sight and Life’s global and national experiences in implementing food fortification efforts, we demonstrate how different programs in LMICs have successfully addressed challenges with food fortification and in doing so, find that these efforts are most successful when partnerships are formed that include the public and private sector as well as other parties that can provide support in key areas such as advocacy, management, capacity building, implementation and regulatory monitoring.

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“…At least 11 of these 17 SDGs are covered under the purview of this analysis, linked to food and water security [4,[24][25][26][27]. The disruption in the food systems caused during the COVID-19 pandemic further highlighted the discrepancies of the food system and prompted policymakers to look for alternatives [28][29][30][31]. The 2021 UN Food Systems Summit is a step in this direction, to look for alternate ways for our food systems [29].…”

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“…The disruption in the food systems caused during the COVID-19 pandemic further highlighted the discrepancies of the food system and prompted policymakers to look for alternatives [28][29][30][31]. The 2021 UN Food Systems Summit is a step in this direction, to look for alternate ways for our food systems [29]. In this regard, the emergency iPES-Food communique at the (then) peak of the COVID-19 pandemic from April 2020 titled 'COVID-19 and the crisis in food systems: Symptoms, causes, and potential solutions' and the IPBES 'Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services' released in 2019 highlight the role agroecology can play in the transition to sustainable food systems worldwide [5,6].…”

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Agroecology for Food and Water Security in Times of Climate Consciousness: A Bibliometric Analysis of Peer-Reviewed Literature Published from 1990 to 2020

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The discrepancies in our food systems have become more pronounced in the last couple of years due to natural disasters of huge magnitude and the current pandemic, that have served to make them visible to a wider range of population. As a result, a shift to agroecological food and farming systems is currently being advocated at different levels. An agroecological approach to food systems involves consideration of all their interactions with the major challenges of our time—food security, water scarcity, climate change, socioeconomic disparity. This paper presents a bibliometric study of peer reviewed literature about the role of agroecology in relation to either or all of these challenges, published between 1990 and 2020. 1990 was the year in which IPCC published its first assessment report that set into motion many framework agreements and protocols regarding climate change. In 2019 and 2020, IPBES and iPES-Food released separate reports advocating an urgent agricultural transition based on agroecological methodologies. There has been an exponential increase in the published research in this field in this time period, whereas an overwhelming majority of the publications were filed under the subject areas of agricultural and biological sciences, environmental sciences, and social sciences. In addition to the increasing acceptance of the role of agroecology to address the challenges of our times, the results of this analysis point to the cross-cutting nature of issues agroecology caters to.

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Food systems, diets and nutrition in the wake of COVID-19

Cited by 101 publications

References 16 publications

A Global Media Analysis of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chicken Meat Food Systems: Key Vulnerabilities and Opportunities for Building Resilience

A Global Media Analysis of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chicken Meat Food Systems: Key Vulnerabilities and Opportunities for Building Resilience

Food Fortification: The Advantages, Disadvantages and Lessons from Sight and Life Programs

Agroecology for Food and Water Security in Times of Climate Consciousness: A Bibliometric Analysis of Peer-Reviewed Literature Published from 1990 to 2020

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