ANU Open Research (Australian National University) · 2020 · 16 citations · 0 references
Public HealthSustainable AgricultureFood PolicyFood SecurityFood SystemsFood Security AssessmentFood Security PolicyFoodborne Disease SurveillanceFoodborne PathogensGlobal Food SystemsPandemic ResponseFood Security Risk ManagementFood System Risk AssessmentFood System Risk Management
Emergency responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have had dramatic impacts in the Indo-Pacific region as state and non-state actors tackle the threat of a public health and economic crisis. The COVID-19 shock has reverberated through food systems since its onset in early 2020, exposing and amplifying existing vulnerabilities. Smallholder farmers and fishers have had to react deftly and creatively as the situation unfolds, responding within the constraints of their local circumstances. Women, girls and other vulnerable groups have been hardest hit.