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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetCities and local governments at the forefront in building inclusive and resilient food systems
Key results from the FAO Survey “Urban Food Systems and COVID-19", Revised version
2020The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting urban food systems worldwide, affecting the food security and nutrition of urban populations. With up to 70% of the global food supply destined for urban consumption, the disruption of urban food systems has particularly affected the food distribution and the food retail sectors. The management of the crisis by city and local governments can therefore play a major role in preventing the spread of the virus and, at the same time, in mitigating the disruptions in their food systems and any negative effects on vulnerable populations. It was consequently deemed very important for FAO to map the municipal responses to the emergency, and to analyze progress and setbacks in managing disruptions in the urban food systems and related implications for food security and nutrition. Such understanding will strengthen the evidence-base on which countries will build policies and programmes dealing with the crisis and its effects. It will also provide valuable information on how to strengthen the performance and resilience of urban food systems. In an effort to better understand how city and local governments faced the challenges of food systems disruptions associated with COVID-19, information was collected through a survey of relevant stakeholders. The survey questionnaire was administered between April and May 2020 . 860 urban actors returned the completed questionnaire, 56% of which were members of local governments while the rest of the respondents were members of academic institutions, non-governmental organizations and national governments. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetCovid-19 et le rôle des productions alimentaires locales dans la construction de systèmes alimentaires locaux plus résilients 2020
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La pandémie de covid-19 a fragilisé les systèmes alimentaires locaux tout au long de la chaîne de valeur agroalimentaire. Les villes et les collectivités territoriales jouent actuellement un rôle majeur dans la limitation de la propagation du coronavirus à l'origine de la covid-19 et dans l'atténuation des perturbations de leurs systèmes alimentaires locaux. Pour mieux comprendre la situation, à l’appui de différentes sources, la FAO a étudié les systèmes alimentaires locaux et les pratiques en vigueur pendant la pandémie de covid-19, en recueillant des informations et des points de vue de différentes villes sur les principaux défis et les réponses spécifiques données. Les observations, les données et les cas présentés dans ce document mettent en évidence le rôle de la production alimentaire locale et des chaînes de valeur dans l'amélioration de la résilience des systèmes alimentaires locaux face à covid-19. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetUrban food systems and COVID-19
The role of cities and local governments in responding to the emergency
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No results found.Cities, with their high population density, are particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic and many cities in developing countries do not have adequate capacity to address the disruptions caused by the response to the health emergency. The risk is particularly high for the 1.2 billion people living in the congested and overcrowded informal urban settlements where conditions are already unsafe and unhealthy for human living. The very poor and those living in slums have extremely limited access to essential health and sanitation facilities, nutritious food and adequate infrastructure such as piped clean water and electricity. The spread of the virus in crowded cities could have extensive morbidity and mortality consequences for urban populations. The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting urban food systems worldwide, posing a number of challenges for cities and local governments that are obliged to deal with rapid changes in food availability, accessibility and affordability – which strongly impact the food security and nutrition situation of urban populations. The majority of the urban population in developing countries relies on informal sector activities and casual labour including those related to food systems (street food vendors and those working in wet markets) and have access to limited or no assets or savings. Policies to limit the effects of the virus such as lockdowns, or physical distancing can spell disaster for the livelihoods of those individuals and their families leading, inter alia, to food insecurity and deficient nutrition.
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