Shookt! – How a pandemic threw a monkey wrench on PHL food supply chain and the way forward (Business Mirror)

Business Mirror (Philippines) reported on the world’s food supply. Emeritus Fellow Mark Rosegrant states, “Food production, particularly in the processing and transport phases, is disrupted due to the ECQ, which has closed much of the economy. The ‘enhanced community quarantine’ is necessary, but does have high costs, as do the shutdowns in other countries.  …The sharp drop in employment and income reduces the ability of people to purchase food. This loss of income will be especially devastating for the poor, many of whom are already food insecure and have few or no savings to cushion the loss of income.”