COVID-19 and global food security

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Preface Johan Swinnen and John McDermott Introduction COVID-19: Assessing impacts and policy responses for food and nutrition security Johan Swinnen and John McDermott Food Security, Poverty, and Inequality Poverty and food insecurity could grow dramatically as COVID-19 spreads David Laborde, Will Martin, and Rob Vos COVID-19 is exacerbating inequalities in food security Johan Swinnen COVID-19 lockdowns have imposed substantial economic costs on countries in Africa James Thurlow How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the COVID-19 outbreak Kevin Chen, Yumei Zhang, Yue Zhan, Shenggen Fan, and Wei Si Assessing the toll of COVID-19 lockdown measures on the South African economy Channing Arndt, Sherwin Gabriel, and Sherman Robinson Addressing COVID-19 impacts on agriculture, food security, and livelihoods in India S. Mahendra Dev Diets and Nutrition The COVID-19 nutrition crisis: What to expect and how to protect Derek Headey and Marie Ruel COVID-19 is shifting consumption and disrupting dairy value chains in Ethiopia Agajie Tesfaye, Yetimwork Habte, and Bart Minten Survey suggests rising risk of food and nutrition insecurity in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as COVID-19 restrictions continue Kalle Hirvonen, Gashaw Tadesse Abate, and Alan de Brauw Labor restrictions and remittances Lockdowns are protecting China’s rural families from COVID-19, but the economic burden is heavy Scott Rozelle, Heather Rahimi, Huan Wang, and Eve Dill Economic impact of COVID-19 on tourism and remittances: Insights from Egypt Clemens Breisinger, Abla Abdel Latif, Mariam Raouf, and Manfred Wiebelt Significant economic impacts due to COVID-19 and falling remittances in Myanmar Xinshen Diao and Michael Wang Food Trade COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security Joseph Glauber, David Laborde, Will Martin, and Rob Vos COVID-19 border policies create problems for African trade and economic pain for communities Antoine Bouët and David Laborde COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade Danielle Resnick Supply Chains How COVID-19 may disrupt food supply chains in developing countries Thomas Reardon, Marc F. Bellemare, and David Zilberman Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on vegetable value chains in Ethiopia Seneshaw Tamru, Kalle Hirvonen, and Bart Minten Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions Xiaobo Zhang Gender Why gender matters in COVID-19 responses — now and in the future Agnes Quisumbing, Neha Kumar, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, and Claudia Ringler Why gender-sensitive social protection is critical to the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries Melissa Hidrobo, Neha Kumar, Tia Palermo, Amber Peterman, and Shalini Roy Policy Responses Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Some thoughts for developing countries and the international community Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla Social safety nets are crucial to the COVID-19 response: Some lessons to boost their effectiveness Daniel Gilligan How India’s food-based safety net is responding to the COVID-19 lockdown Devesh Roy, Ruchira Boss, and Mamata Pradhan IFPRI’s COVID-19 Policy Response Portal: Identifying trends and implications for food systems Danielle Resnick Water in the COVID-19 crisis: Response, recovery, and resilience Claudia Sadoff and Mark Smith Prepare food systems for a long-haul fight against COVID-19 Maximo Torero the future of pandemics and Food Systems Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people Bernard Bett, Delia Randolph, and John McDermott COVID-19 and the promise of food system innovation Corinna Hawkes COVID-19 and resilience innovations in food supply chains Thomas Reardon and Johan Swinnen Contributors