Impact of Covid-19 on Livestock Production Chain and its Consequences on Food Security: A Review

Abstract

Covid-19 represents an unprecedented public health threat and a severe crisis of society globally. Government agencies, policymakers and the global institutions, on the other hand, should give particular attention to and try to alleviate the problem (present and prospective) of the pandemic and related crisis response on key sectors that contribute to food stability, nutrition and livelihoods. The livestock sector plays an essential role in these areas, particularly for the particularly vulnerable population groups. Covid-19’s effects on livestock production are still largely unsubstantiated and not fully felt. Although case studies are not yet possible, observational data show interruptions in livestock’s entire value chain. The consequences of Covid-19 on the livestock production chain are in particular interruptions throughout the entire livestock value chain, lack of sales markets, import/export restrictions due to border closures, substantial financial losses to producers, increased cases of food insecurity.

Economic Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Member and Non-member Farmers of Dairy Cooperative Societies in West Bengal State, India

“…During the lockdown period, milk yield was found to decline (Nzeyimana et al, 2022) for both the category of dairy farmers in all the study districts. However, due to better feed and fodder management, the rate of decline was lesser for DCS members (1 to 6%) as compared to non-members (3 to 8%) (Table 1, 2 and 3).…”

The Effect of COVID-19 on Small Farmers’ Economic Conditions

“…The supply chain ensures the continuity of agricultural production and the outputs to ensure the flow of products and distribution (Bahadur Poudel et al, 2020;Nzeyimana et al, 2022). World Farmers Organization (2020) reported that the pandemic outbreaks affected the food supply chain regarding all items.…”

Impactos de la pandemia del COVID-19 en la producción, distribución y consumo de productos agropecuarios en el departamento Norte de Santander, Colombia

“…Estos riesgos y sus influencias se corresponden con los planteamientos de Fernández [21], por los efectos de las restricciones de la movilidad durante la cuarentena en los procesos de producción, agro transformación y almacenamiento a nivel de las fincas, generando incertidumbres en la producción y en la distribución de alimentos [11]. Mthembu et al [26] observaron disminuciones de los rendimientos de los cultivos durante la pandemia, aun con condiciones adecuadas de humedad de los suelos, atribuidas a los efectos de la falta de insumos en la producción agrícola, con pérdidas económicas para los productores agropecuarios e inseguridad alimentaria [27] y obligando a algunos agricultores a diversificar la producción o a la venta de animales y predios [28].…”