Food insecurity and poverty may skyrocket with the rise of COVID-19 (EAPN Portugal) 

EAPN Portugal published an article on how COVID-19 will cause a rise in poverty and a possible global food crisis. Stocks are adequate for now, but bottlenecks in distribution are beginning to occur, while the shadow of protectionism looms over limits imposed on exports. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber, an associate researcher at IFPRI, said in this regard to Bloomberg: “Food is a very emotional topic when it doesn’t exist in sufficient quantity.” Business Live (South Africa, published under the heading: Being rich may no longer be a guarantee you will get the food you want)