Covid-19 and food security | In Brazil, will emergency aid be enough to guarantee access to food for the country's poor?
2020
In Brazil, the Covid-19 health crisis has triggered a stalemate between the president and the local government. The rapid spread of the disease across the country led many state governments and city mayors to take strict lockdown measures. With the arrival of Covid-19 in Brazil, tens of millions of people are once again facing hunger. Despite the emergency measures announced by the authorities, many of these people could feel the full force of the consequences of the crisis.
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Topic: Social and economic equity, Food supply and distribution
Tags: COVID-19, Pandemics, Resilient cities
Organization: CIRAD
Author: Stéphane Guéneau; Catia Grisa
Year: 2020
Type: Articles
City (Country): Brazil
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Resource format: Document