Africa: Food security and agricultural trade during the COVID-19 pandemic
Citation
Torero, Maximo. 2021. Africa: Food security and agricultural trade during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 Annual Trends and Outlook Report: Building Resilient African Food Systems After COVID-19, eds. John M. Ulimwengu, Mark A. Constas, and Éliane Ubalijoro. Chapter 2, Pp. 7-24. Kigali, Rwanda; and Washington, DC: AKADEMIYA2063; and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142059
Abstract/Description
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all the countries in the world, transforming lives and economies. Many governments imposed containment measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Those measures included various forms of restrictions on the movement of people, closures of businesses, and curtailment of public and private services. The virus containment measures lowered infection rates and pressure on health systems but also affected economic activity worldwide.
