The COVID19 pandemic crisis and the relevance of a farm-system-for-nutrition approach

Bhavani, R. V.; Gopinath, R.

doi:10.1007/s12571-020-01071-6

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“…Therefore, interventions to enhance the adaptive capacity of food producers and distributers and other agri-food system stakeholders to address COVID-19-related impacts are crucial. In this respect, good governance and democratic accountability are essential parts of building adaptive, resilient and stable agri-food systems ( Swanson et al, 2009 ; USAID, 2012 ; Bhavani and Gopinath, 2020 ).…”

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COVID-19's implications on agri-food systems and human health in Bangladesh

Talukder¹,

vanLoon²,

Hipel³

et al. 2021

Current Research in Environmental Sustainability

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The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh has put agri-food systems and resultant human health under serious pressure and this has thus become a priority concern for the country and its development partners. To understand, describe and analyse the impacts of COVID-19 on agri-food systems, human health issues and related SDGs, this study used systematic rapid literature review, analysis of blogs and news and engagement with key informants. The analysis reveals impacts that can be addressed through a set of recommendations for a coordinated effort to minimize the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on agri-food systems and related health issues in Bangladesh.

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COVID-19's implications on agri-food systems and human health in Bangladesh

Talukder¹,

vanLoon²,

Hipel³

et al. 2021

Current Research in Environmental Sustainability

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“…Although the smallholder farming systems demand less hired labor and agri-inputs movement have sometimes received preference in this pandemic situation ( Stephens et al, 2020 ), it may not remain sustainable in the long-run unless the socio-economic constraints of crop production are adequately addressed ( FAO, 2020b ). Apart from sustainable productivity enhancement, the nutrition aspect in the smallholder farm households is also required to be re-thought and re-designed for existing food systems ( Bhavani and Gopinath, 2020 ).…”

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Multi-faceted impact and outcome of COVID-19 on smallholder agricultural systems: Integrating qualitative research and fuzzy cognitive mapping to explore resilient strategies

Goswami

Roy

Dutta

et al. 2021

Agricultural Systems

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The shock of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has disrupted food systems worldwide. Such disruption, affecting multiple systems interfaces in smallholder agriculture, is unprecedented and needs to be understood from multi-stakeholder perspectives. The multiple loops of causality in the pathways of impact renders the system outcomes unpredictable. Understanding the nature of such unpredictable pathways is critical to identify present and future systems intervention strategies. Our study aims to explore the multiple pathways of present and future impact created by the pandemic and “Amphan” cyclonic storm on smallholder agricultural systems. Also, we anticipate the behaviour of the systems elements under different realistic scenarios of intervention. We explored the severity and multi-faceted impacts of the pandemic on vulnerable smallholder agricultural production systems through in-depth interactions with key players at the micro-level. It provided contextual information, and revealed critical insights to understand the cascading effect of the pandemic and the cyclone on farm households. We employed thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with multiple stakeholders in Sundarbans areas in eastern India, to identify the present and future systems outcomes caused by the pandemic, and later compounded by “Amphan”. The immediate adaptation strategies of the farmers were engaging family labors, exchanging labors with neighbouring farmers, borrowing money from relatives, accessing free food rations, replacing dead livestock, early harvesting, and reclamation of waterbodies. The thematic analysis identified several systems elements, such as harvesting, marketing, labor accessibility, among others, through which the impacts of the pandemic were expressed. Drawing on these outputs, we employed Mental Modeler , a Fuzzy-Logic Cognitive Mapping tool, to develop multi-stakeholder mental models for the smallholder agricultural systems of the region. Analysis of the mental models indicated the centrality of “Kharif” (monsoon) rice production, current farm income, and investment for the next crop cycle to determine the pathways and degree of the dual impact on farm households. Current household expenditure, livestock, and soil fertility were other central elements in the shared mental model. Scenario analysis with multiple stakeholders suggested enhanced market access and current household income, sustained investment in farming, rapid improvement in affected soil, irrigation water and livestock as the most effective strategies to enhance the resilience of farm families during and after the pandemic. This study may help in formulating short and long-term intervention strategies in the post-pandemic communities, and the methodological approach can be used elsewhere to understand perturbed socioecological systems to formulate anticipatory intervention strategies based on collective wisdom of stakeholders.

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“…At the time of writing, Malaysia is on its fifth phase, known as the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) period, which is due to end on 31 August 2020. During the MCO, and its subsequent phases, restrictions were put on the movement of people, goods and transport, and leading to what Bhavani & Gopinath (2020) describe as the breakdown of food supply chains, and loss of perishable produce. Similarly, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) highlights how the pandemic could cause great disruption on marketing, logistics and trading systems that could make food occasionally unavailable in some locations (FAO, 2020).…”

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Implications of Covid-19 Pandemic on Household Food Security: Experience from Sarawak, Malaysia

Abdullah

Mersat

Wong

2021

IJBS

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This paper discusses how household food security is affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, using examples from Sarawak, Malaysia. Food security in Sarawak was affected by the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) that was introduced to curb the spread of the Covid-19 disease. The MCO, and the subsequent phases that followed, imposed a varying degree of restrictions on movements in the country. This measure had serious repercussions on food security as it affects the distribution of food as well as how people access food. This raises questions of how secure households are in terms of food security, how do they ensure food security for their households and what are their greatest challenge in ensuring food security. This paper seeks to address those questions by examining the experiences and perceptions on food security during the pandemic based on the responses of 235 respondents. Findings indicated that most households are food secure i.e. having similar access to food as prior to MCO and have not skipped any meals. In order to achieve this, households had to resort to various measures including switching their food sources, shopping online, and going without their preferred food. Significantly, the finding shows that food security means more than just having enough food but should also incorporate elements of variety, types and quantity of food. It also shows that the greatest challenge in achieving and maintaining household food security lies in the way household cope with the changes brought, both directly and indirectly, by the pandemic.

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The COVID19 pandemic crisis and the relevance of a farm-system-for-nutrition approach

Cited by 39 publications

References 5 publications

COVID-19's implications on agri-food systems and human health in Bangladesh

COVID-19's implications on agri-food systems and human health in Bangladesh

Multi-faceted impact and outcome of COVID-19 on smallholder agricultural systems: Integrating qualitative research and fuzzy cognitive mapping to explore resilient strategies

Implications of Covid-19 Pandemic on Household Food Security: Experience from Sarawak, Malaysia

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