COVID-19 risks to global food security

Abstract

Economic fallout and food supply chain disruptions require attention from policy-makers

Keywords

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Food supplyBusinessFood security2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Supply chainRisk analysis (engineering)VirologyEnvironmental scienceMedicineAgricultural scienceBiologyMarketingAgricultureOutbreak

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International Food Policy Research Institute US

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 369
Issue: 6503
Pages: 500-502
Citations: 1097
Access: Closed

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                                    David Laborde, 
                                
                                    Will Martín, 
                                
                                    Johan Swinnen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            COVID-19 risks to global food security. 
                            Science
                            , 369
                            (6503)
                            , 500-502.
                            https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc4765
                        

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DOI: 10.1126/science.abc4765