COVID-19 and Global Food Security (ReliefWeb) 

Relief Web published the preface to the IFPRI book, COVID-19 and Global Food Security. started a blog series on COVID-19 in February, first looking at the implications of the pandemic and responses in China. In March, as the enormous reach and potential impact of the pandemic became clearer, IFPRI researchers and guest authors began to look at its global repercussions on poverty and food and nutrition security. The pieces provide key insights and analysis on how the global pandemic is affecting global poverty and food security and nutrition, food trade and supply chains, gender, employment, and a variety of policy interventions, as well as reflections on how we can use these lessons to better prepare for future pandemics. Republished in South Africa News.