IFPRI Insights: COVID-19 Special Issue (June 22)

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Akhter Ahmed is a Senior Research Fellow in the IFPRI’s Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit and Country Representative for IFPRI Bangladesh. He has worked on strategies for agricultural and rural development, social protection, and women’s empowerment to reduce poverty, food insecurity, and undernutrition in developing countries including Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Malawi, the Philippines, and Turkey.

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IFPRI Insights: COVID-19 Special Issue (June 22)

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June 22, 2020

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IFPRI’s analysis of the global pandemic continues with discussion of the role of public trust in determining the effectiveness of COVID interventions, how safety nets have worked thus far, rural governance challenges, and whether the pandemic represents an opportunity to truly transform the food system for the foreseeable future.

Trust in Science and Government: Danielle Resnick offers insights into how politicians and scientists can build up the public’s trust in them as they lead ongoing mitigation responses to COVID-19 and plan for resilience to future epidemics. (Read Blog)

Safety Nets Critical: Targeted social safety nets for the poor are central to the effort to combat the impacts of the pandemic and head off a global spike in extreme poverty. Dan Gilligan explores how have they worked so far during the early stages of the crisis, and what lessons can be gleaned from that experience. (Read Blog)

The Promise of Food System Innovation: COVID has prompted short-term innovations by government, business and communities in food production, distribution, and markets. Corinna Hawkes asks whether these innovations paint a picture of what is possible for food systems transformation towards nutritious, healthy diets for all. (Read Blog)

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To protect food security we must protect the base of agriculture, the small farmers and their produce.” – Reema Nanavaty, Director, Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) (What do we need for a gender-sensitive Covid-19 response in agriculture and food security?, May 2 1)

Specialists in the agricultural sector need to open their perspective and speak with other areas such as health, transportation, education, and others, so that we learn to work in complex food systems.” – Pedro Martel, Division Chief, Environment, Rural Development, and Disaster Risk Management, Inter-American Development Bank (Alimentación en tiempos de pandemia: realismo sin magia en ALC , June 2

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For further analyses on the impact of COVID-19 on food and nutrition security in South Asia please see the IFPRI South Asia Newsletter : COVID-19 Special Edition)