COVID-19’s widespread disruptions and accelerations (Business World)

Business World (The Philippines) published an article about a recent online meeting of experts. The impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have spread across many industries and demographics. At the same time, it has brought about accelerated disruptions that are expected to benefit many in the long term. One of the issues the pandemic further stressed is food security. For an agriculture-rich country like the Philippines, the sector must be constantly supported to help the country become more food-secure. Director of IFPRI’s South Asia Region Shahidur Rashid, addressed the declining agriculture trend and seeks a deeper solution. “We have to think about a cultural transformation when we talk about food transformation.”