Policy responses

1. Provide employment to migrant workers;                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2.coordinate large farming entities like cooperatives and large self-employed businesses to solve labor shortage and boost production;                                             

3. develop centralized supply systems to facilitate e-commerce where appropriate.

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If coronavirus disrupts staple crop production the impact on food security could be grave

Pros 1. Continued access to and availability of fresh food and input supplies for processing. 2. Enhanced social distancing enabled by e-commerce.

Cons Lack of organized collection points and storage structures.

Minimum conditions Public policy and infrastructural support to maintain national food supplies through supplies to fresh markets and processing.

Governance Food security policies that ensure access to fresh and processed food.