IFPRI is curating a special series of blog posts analyzing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on national and global food and nutrition security, poverty, and development. The series is edited by IFPRI director general Johan Swinnen and A4NH director John McDermott.
1. How India’s food-based safety net is responding to the COVID-19 lockdown
2. Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Some thoughts for developing countries and the international community
3. How COVID-19 may disrupt food supply chains in developing countries
4.Economic impact of COVID-19 on tourism and remittances: Insights from Egypt
5.COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
6.Lessons from the AIDS epidemic on how COVID-19 may impact food and nutrition security
7.Lockdowns are protecting China’s rural families from COVID-19, but the economic burden is heavy
8.COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security
9.Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions
10.How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19?
11.COVID-19’s impact on China’s small and medium-sized businesses