Results

Briefs
2020
Responding to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on food value chains through efficient logistics
Measures implemented around the world to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have entailed a severe reduction not only in the transportation of goods and services that rely on transport, but also in the migration of labour domestically and internationally. Workers are less available reflecting both disruptions in transportation systems and restrictions to stop the transmission of the disease, within and across borders.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) urges countries to maintain functioning food value chains to avoid food shortages, following practices that are being proven to work. This note summarizes some practices that could be useful for [...]

Briefs
2020
Maintaining a healthy diet during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing many changes in the daily lives of people around the world, but there are things that can be done to maintain a healthy lifestyle in these difficult times. Everyone is encouraged to follow World Health Organization (WHO) guidance and governmental advice to protect against COVID-19 infection and transmission. Social distancing and good hygiene are the best protection for yourself and others against COVID-19.
Good nutrition is very important before during and after an infection. While no foods or dietary supplements can prevent COVID-19 infection, maintaining a healthy diet is an important part of supporting a strong [...]

Briefs
2020
Ample supplies to help shield food markets from the COVID-19 crisis
Global cereal markets are expected to remain balanced and comfortable despite worries over the impacts of COVID-19. While localized disruptions, largely due to logistical issues, pose challenges to food supply chains in some markets, their anticipated duration and magnitude are unlikely to have a significant effect on global food markets.

Briefs
2020
Agri-food markets and trade policy in the time of COVID-19
The policy brief highlights that policy measures should aim to address actual rather than perceived demand and supply disruptions, and that enhanced market transparency, and coordination with trading partners is critical in this regard. It is noted that experiences from past crises have demonstrated that avoiding certain trade-restrictive measures can be equally important to more direct forms of supporting consumers and producers. In this context, following international guidelines on safe travel and trade corridors can help keep agri-food supply chains functional, mitigate food supply disruptions, and promote food security.

Briefs
2020
Mercados mayoristas: acción frente al COVID-19
La Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe y la FLAMA establecerán una estrategia conjunta para monitorear y publicitarlas actividades de los mercados mayoristas y Centros de Abastos de la Región en esteperíodo de crisis debido a la pandemia de COVID-19.
El presente boletín tiene como objetivo compartir periódicamente las principales estrategias de prevención de la contaminación adoptadas por los Mercados Mayoristas e informar sobre sus actividades y las condiciones operativas de los Mercados para garantizar el suministro de alimentos, que continúan cumpliendo su papel estratégico y fundamentalen el suministro de alimentos de las ciudades. Con informaciones [...]

Tool
2020
Interim guidance note: Mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food and nutrition of schoolchildren
This joint note from FAO and WFP intends to provide government decision makers, school administrators/staff and partners with preliminary guidance on how to support, transform or adapt school feeding (in the short term) to help safeguard schoolchildren’s food security and nutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specific recommendations are provided according to the various target groups involved in school feeding. An additional section is focused on the case of homegrown school feeding. This guidance note will be regularly updated as the situation evolves, and new information becomes available. It complements other guidance from specialized UN agencies, such as the, UNESCO, UNICEF, [...]

Issue paper
2020
COVID-19: Channels of transmission to food and agriculture
This paper aims to identify the channels of transmissions of the COVID-19 pandemic into the food and agriculture sectors and, based on this, to delineate the degrees of exposure to the COVID-19 shock by geographic region. Primary production, trade and final consumption are analysed in detail and, where possible, quantified. Based on results of the analysis, a country taxonomy of the exposure is developed and presented.

Briefs
2020
COVID-19 and the risk to food supply chains: How to respond?
This policy brief is part of a series that aims at analysing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food and agriculture sectors.
This brief, specifically, analysis possible impacts of the measures adopted by countries to fight the pandemic, on food supply chains. It identifies and illustrates what countries should do in order to keep food supply chains alive.
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