The pandemic created by the SARS-CoV-2 has revealed weaknesses of the global food system. It is important to draw lessons for the future from what happened.
More articles on COVID-19 published on hungerexplained.org
July 2022 – Food insecurity is on the rise, a consequence of the current food crisis – Food insecurity and hunger rise worldwide, as a result of the combined effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the mismanagement of the global food system, amplified by the disturbances created by the Ukraine war. [read]
10 May 2020 – The COVID-19 dilemma: Health or the economy? The world faces the “health – economy” dilemma. In poor countries, it means choosing between saving people from the pandemic or saving them from hunger. Some elements of the debate. [read]
2 May 2020 – Europe: Could the COVID-19 crisis contribute to a “reshoring” of production? What exactly would reshoring mean? What would be its consequences? And what are the main obstacles of a movement that, for many, appears to be a solution to several of our problems? [read]
22 April 2020 – COVID-19 and food: the economic and food crisis hits the more vulnerable – some insights – The COVID-19 crisis is beginning to seriously shake the food system throughout the world, pushing a growing number of people into food insecurity and tragedy. [read]