book chapter

COVID-19’s varied impacts on fresh fruit and vegetable supply chains in Senegal

by Anna Fabry,

Kaat Van Hoyweghen,

Hendrik Feyaerts,

Idrissa Wade and

Miet Maertens

COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later | 2022 | Pages: 3

Publisher(s): international food policy research institute (ifpri)

DOI : https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294226_17

Open Access | CC BY-4.0

Citation

Fabry, Anna; Van Hoyweghen, Kaat; Feyaerts, Hendrik; Wade, Idrissa; and Maertens, Miet. 2022. COVID-19’s varied impacts on fresh fruit and vegetable supply chains in Senegal. In COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later, eds. John McDermott and Johan Swinnen. Part Two: Agricultural Production and Value Chains, Chapter 17, Pp. 105-107. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294226_17

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Senegal declared a state of emergency on March 23, 2020, followed by a range of policy measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus: Transport was significantly restricted, wet markets were closed, and shops were required to limit their hours. These moves disrupted food supply chains, in particular, those for highly perishable products such as fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV).

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