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Lina Alaaeldin Abdelfattah

Lina Alaaeldin Abdelfattah is a Senior Research Associate in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Cairo. Her research interests include applied economic development, trade, and spatial economics, with a focus on topics relevant to social protection, food, nutrition, and agriculture in the Middle East and Africa. 

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Agriculture, gender and COVID-19: Impact and recovery – Southasiadisasters.net Issue No. 195, September 2021 (ReliefWeb) 

October 27, 2021


Reliefweb published an article from South Asia Disasters newsletter. It stated that as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, its impacts on women’s welfare, food, and livelihood security are becoming increasingly clear. The pandemic and its concomitant lockdowns have disrupted livelihoods and value chains in rural and urban areas Research by sector experts from organizations like IFPRI, World Bank, and the Centre for Global Development, highlight the differential impacts of the pandemic on men and women and their ability to cope with these multiple shocks. Evidence from the research project between IFPRI and Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India, conducted phone surveys with women from seven districts of Gujarat to understand the extent of the adverse impact of the pandemic on their lives.

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