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Beyond initial impacts: The evolving COVID-19 context and food system resilience

by John McDermott,
Deborah Lee,
Brian McNamara and
Johan Swinnen
Publisher(s): international food policy research institute (ifpri)
Open Access | CC BY-4.0
Citation
McDermott, John; Lee, Deborah; McNamara, Brian; and Swinnen, Johan. 2022. Beyond initial impacts: The evolving COVID-19 context and food system resilience. In COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later, eds. John McDermott and Johan Swinnen. Chapter 1, Pp. 8-18. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294226_01

As we mark the second anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health, economic, and social disruptions associated with this global crisis continue to evolve. The impacts of the pandemic are prolonged and likely to endure for years to come. Poor, marginalized, and vulnerable groups have been disproportionately affected, with informal and migrant workers, refugees and displaced persons, and women and children particularly vulnerable and adversely impacted.

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