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Don’t forget about the impact of COVID-19 on the rural poor and on food security
13.04.20While all eyes are on Lombardy, Madrid, New York and Wuhan, what do we know…
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Diets in a time of coronavirus: Don’t let vegetables fall off the plate
13.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
BY JODY HARRIS Vegetables are a key source of essential nutrition and play a crucial…
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Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on vegetable value chains in Ethiopia
13.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY SENESHAW TAMRU, KALLE HIRVONEN AND BART MINTEN Measures to contain COVID-19 are expected to hav…
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Addressing COVID-19 impacts on fish and aquatic food systems
12.04.20-
Food security
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Health
WorldFish and partners join forces in research response As the COVID-19 pandemic continues …
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Will COVID-19 cause another food crisis? An early review
10.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY JOHAN SWINNEN COVID-19 is disrupting economies around the world, but will it cause a…
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COVID-19-measures, daily laborers and their nutrition
10.04.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Drive along any major road connecting an African city with the hinterland early in the…
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Why the world needs inclusive food systems now more than ever
10.04.20-
Food security
The 2020 Global Food Policy Report is now out, with a sharp focus on creating…
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Colombian Farmers Donate Zinc Rice to Coronavirus-Stricken Cartagena
09.04.20-
Nutrition
"One by one we are all mortal. Together, we are eternal." These words of solidarity,…
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A Call to Action for World Leaders Preventing a Global Food Security Crisis while Combatting COVID-19
08.04.20COVID-19 is posing unprecedented challenges for food systems around the world. The Food and Land Us…
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Safeguarding biodiversity is essential to prevent the next COVID-19
08.04.20-
Biodiversity
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Health
While the world’s attention is focused on controlling COVID-19, evidence points at the biodiversit…
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Addressing COVID-19 impacts on agriculture, food security, and livelihoods in India
08.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY S. MAHENDRA DEV With COVID-19 now spreading in India, massive consequences to health and…
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Strengthening city-region food systems during and beyond COVID-19
08.04.20-
Food security
Cities, like any area where population densities peak, are hot spots for the spread of…
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Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people
08.04.20-
Health
The outbreak of COVID-19 is a rude awakening to many who believed the era of…
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Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people
08.04.20-
Health
BY BERNARD BETT, DELIA RANDOLPH AND JOHN MCDERMOTT The outbreak of COVID-19 is a rude awakening to…
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Crossing boundaries
07.04.20Daily life as we know it has grinded to a halt and crop scientists are…
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How India’s food-based safety net is responding to the COVID-19 lockdown
06.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY DEVESH ROY, RUCHIRA BOSS AND MAMATA PRADHAN COVID-19 poses an extraordinary challenge for Indi…
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World needs to keep a close watch on agriculture while battling COVID-19 pandemic
06.04.20As the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic with lockdowns and shutdowns of economies globally, countr…
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Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Some thoughts for developing countries and the international community
05.04.20-
Health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
BY EUGENIO DÍAZ-BONILLA Rich countries have introduced massive health and public spending programs …
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