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Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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
International Potato Center (CIP)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
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)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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How we can use the COVID-19 disruption to improve food systems and address the climate emergency
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)03.04.20At first glance, the COVID-19 crisis appears to have nothing to do with the climate…
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How COVID-19 may disrupt food supply chains in developing countries
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)02.04.20-
Food security
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Health
BY THOMAS REARDON, MARC F. BELLEMARE AND DAVID ZILBERMAN The organization of food supply chains (F…
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Economic impact of COVID-19 on tourism and remittances: Insights from Egypt
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)01.04.20-
Gender equality
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Health
BY CLEMENS BREISINGER, ABLA ABDEL LATIF, MARIAM RAOUF AND MANFRED WIEBELT As COVID-19 reaches eve…
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COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)31.03.20-
Gender equality
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Health
BY DANIELLE RESNICK Informal food markets are vital to feeding African cities, venues the poor…
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COVID19 Highlights Need To Ensure Good Nutrition
HarvestPlus31.03.20-
Health
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Nutrition
“Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” This well-known quote from Hippocrates…
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From sledgehammer to scalpel: Scientists say a ‘moonshot effort’ is needed to end social distancing and this pandemic
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)31.03.20-
Health
Earthrise, as seen from Apollo 8, Dec 1968 (photo credit: astronaut William Anders). Scientists say…
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Lockdowns are protecting China’s rural families from COVID-19, but the economic burden is heavy
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.03.20-
Gender equality
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Health
By Scott Rozelle, Heather Rahimi, Huan Wang and Eve Dill COVID-19 lockdowns have major impacts on…
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Lessons from the AIDS epidemic on how COVID-19 may Impact Food and Nutrition Security
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)30.03.20-
Health
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Nutrition
By Stuart Gillespie and Alan Whiteside Given the speed at which COVID-19 is spreading, we must…
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COVID-19-led ban on wild meat could take protein off the table for millions of forest dwellers
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)30.03.20Conservationists have greeted China’s recent clampdown on wild animal hunting and consumption with…
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IITA identifies opportunities to make a difference amidst COVID-19 spread across Africa
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)28.03.20As COVID-19 or coronavirus gets closer to home—Africa, the International Institute of Tropical Agr…
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COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.03.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, fears of a deep global recession are mounting. Some…
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Our response to the COVID-19 pandemic
International Potato Center (CIP)26.03.20As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread around the world and disrupt the operations…
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Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)26.03.20-
Food security
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Health
After the COVID-19 outbreak began in December in Hubei Province, many Chinese villages were locked…
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