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Danielle Resnick

Danielle Resnick is a Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit and a Non-Resident Fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution. Her research focuses on the political economy of agricultural policy and food systems, governance, and democratization, drawing on extensive fieldwork and policy engagement across Africa and South Asia.

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Food security is about more than fully-stocked supermarket shelves (Cold Link Online) 

April 03, 2020

Cold Link Online (South Africa) published an article about the vulnerability of South Africa’s poor in the wake of COVID-19. Two-thirds of South African children live in poverty, with one-third in extreme poverty. If IFPRI predictions are correct, the number of poor children in South Africa could increase by between two and five percent as a result of COVID-19. Also, in ShowMe South Africa and Northern News. 

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