Observatory
ARTICLES
An investigation of transmission control measures during the first 50 days of the COVID-19 epidemic in China
Science, 31 March
A Review of the Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Policies in Nepal
Munich Personal RePEc Archive, July 2020
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on the Social-Economic Situation: Evidence from the Gambia
Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies, November 2020
Bearing the brunt of COVID-19: older people in low and middle income countries
British Medical Journal, 13 March
Challenges in controlling SARS-CoV-2 in a lower-middle income country and the potential unintended effects due to aggressive restrictions
Preprints, 08 April
China’s Food Security Challenge is Chronic, Not Acute
Oxford Analytica, October 2020
Closing the circle: an agroecological response to COVID‑19
Agriculture and Human Values, 25 April
Community-based screening and testing for Coronavirus in Cape Town, South Africa: Short report
PHCFM, 03 June
Conflict in Africa during COVID-19: Social Distancing, Food Vulnerability and Welfare Response
SSRN, 02 June
Contextualizing the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on food security in two small cities in Bangladesh
Environment and Urbanization, September 2020
Coronavirus and Rising Threat of Malnutrition Among Children in India
Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, 8 September
Coronavirus Pandemic and Food Security: Evidence from West Africa
World Bank Group, November 2020
Correlation between travellers departing from Wuhan before the Spring Festival and subsequent spread of COVID-19 to all provinces in China
Journal of Travel Medicine, 17 March
Could COVID-19 Worsen Food Insecurity in Burkina Faso?
The European Journal of Development Research, October 2020
COVID-19: A Crisis Highlighting the Need to Transform Food Systems
CIRAD, April 2020
COVID-19, Agriculture, and Food Security in Indonesia
Reviews in Agricultural Science, October 2020
COVID-19 and food and nutritional (in)security: action by the Brazilian Federal Government during the pandemic, with budget cuts and institutional dismantlement
Cad. Saude Publica, 2 September
COVID-19 and Food Protectionism: The Impact of the Pandemic and Export Restrictions on World Food Markets
World Bank, May 2020
COVID-19 and Food Security: How African Agriculture Could Hold its Own in the Face of the Crisis
CIRAD, June 2020
COVID-19 and Food Security: How Ivory Coast is Protecting its Local Food Systems
CIRAD, April 2020
COVID-19 and Food Security: In Brazil, will Emergency Aid be Enough to Guarantee Access to Food for the Country’s Poor?
CIRAD, April 2020
COVID-19 and Food Security: In Columbia, the Health Crisis is Exacerbating the Inequalities Between Small- and Large-Scale Producers
CIRAD, May 2020
COVID-19 and Food Security: Increased Food Losses in Africa
CIRAD, July 2020
COVID-19 and Food Security: India and its Jobs Crisis
CIRAD, April 2020
COVID-19 and Food Security in Ethiopia
World Bank Group, November 2020
COVID-19 and Food Security: In Madagascar, the Milk Trade has Dried Up
CIRAD, May 2020
COVID-19 and Food Security: Limiting the Impact of the Crisis on Rice Value Chains in West Africa
CIRAD, July 2020
COVID-19 and Pacific food system resilience: opportunities to build
a robust response
Food Security, 20 July
COVID-19 and Seep Security Response Now and Beyond
Food Policy, November 2020
COVID-19 as a global challenge: towards an inclusive and sustainable future
20 July, The Lancet
COVID 19: challenges for virologists in the food industry
22 July, Society for Applied Microbiology
COVID-19 control in China during mass population movements at New Year
The Lancet, 24 February
COVID-19, Food Security and Agricultural Development in Asia
SSRN, December 2020
COVID-19 in Africa: Socioeconomic Impact, Policy Response and Opportunities
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 14 April
COVID-19 in humanitarian settings and lessons learned from past epidemics
Nature, 08 April
COVID-19 Lockdown in a Kenyan Informal Settlement: Impacts on Household Energy and Food Security
medRxiv, 29 May
COVID-19 lockdowns, income distribution, and food security: An analysis for South Africa
Global Food Security, September 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic and Mitigation Strategies: Implications for Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition
Am J Clin Nutr, 19 June
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Agriculture and Food Security in Nigeria and Other Developing Countries: A Review
The Federal Polytechnic, November 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on Food Security in Central and West Asia: Key Issues and Strategic Options
Asian Development Bank, November 2020
COVID-19: Projecting the impact in Rohingya refugee camps and beyond
medRxiv, 26 March
COVID-19 Related Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Needs of Households in Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
SSRN, 23 April
COVID‐19–related school closings and risk of weight gain among children
Wiley Online Library, 30 March
COVID-19 response in the Middle East and north Africa: challenges and paths forward
The Lancet, 14 May
COVID-19, the oil price slump and food security in low-income countries
IAMO, May 2020
Deciphering the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food security, agriculture and livelihoods in developing countries: A call for sustainability
Research Gate, September 2020
Did COVID-19 Market Disruptions Disrupt Food Security? Evidence from Households in Rural Liberia and Malawi
UCSC, 07 October
Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown in a Remittance-Dependent Region
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, December 2020
Effect of Covid-19 on food security: A cross-sectional survey
Clinical Nutrition, October 2020
Effect of COVID-19 on public distribution system in India
Int J Community Med Public Health, 21 May
Epidemic preparedness in urban settings: new challenges and opportunities
The Lancet, 27 March
Estimates of the impact of COVID-19 on global poverty
WIDER, April 2020
FAO COVID-19 Portal
FAO, 2020
Food Access in Crisis: Food Security and COVID-19
Ecological Economies, November 2020
Food from the Campus: Understanding Africa’s Transition to Sustainable Urban FoodSecurity during the Covid-19 Pandemic
12 July, Research Square
Food Hardship during the Covid-19 Pandemic and Great Recession
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, October 2020
Food Insecurity During COVID-19
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, October 2020
Food insecurity will be the sting in the tail of COVID-19
The Lancet, June 2020
Food Security in the Time of Coronavirus: The Argentine Case
International Journal of Food and Nutrition, November 2020
Food supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 21 April
Food Systems and Building Back Better
Institute of Development Studies, 2020
Food waste management during the COVID-19 outbreak: a holistic climate, economic and nutritional approach
Science of the Total Environment, 26 June
Global call to action for inclusion of migrants and refugees in the COVID-19 response
The Lancet, 23 April
Government Strategies to Ensure the Human Right to Adequate and Healthy Food Facing the COVID-19Pandemic in Brazil
SciELO, December 2020
How COVID-19 changed our food systems and food security paradigms
Current Research in Food Science, 02 June
How prepared is Africa to face COVID-19?
The Pan African Medical Journal, 08 April
Impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture and Food Security in India: A Review
Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, October 2020
Impacts of COVID-19 on the Private Sector in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations
World Bank Group, December 2020
Improved Storage Mitigates Vulnerability to Food-Supply Shocks in Smallholder Agriculture During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Global Food Security, December 2020
India’s Food System in the Time of COVID-19
Economic & Political Weekly, 11 April
India under COVID-19 lockdown
The Lancet, 23 April
Indonesia Government’s Strategy for Food Security: During the COVID-19 Period
International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, November 2020
Informal Food Systems and Differential Mobility During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Arequipa, Peru
Town Planning Review, December 2020
Limiting the spread of COVID-19 in Africa: one size mitigation strategies do not fit all countries
The Lancet, 28 April
Lived Experiences of COVID-19: Impacts on an Atoll Island Community, Papua New Guinea
James Cook University, November 2020
Lockdown fears for key populations
The Lancet, 21 May
Looming threat of COVID-19 Infection in Africa: act collectively, and fast
The Lancet, 27 February
Migrant workers and remittances in the context of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa
FAO, July 2020
Migrant Workers and the COVID-19 Pandemic
FAO, April 2020
Nationalism Over Globalization Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Indonesia’s Food Security
Journal Politica, December 2020
Nepali Migrant Workers amid Covid-19 in Major Destination Countries: A Human Security Approach
Tribhuvan University Journal, September 2020
Nutrition amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-level framework for action
Nature, 20 April
Opinion Paper: COVID-19 and the Livestock Sector
Animal, December 2020
Organic Farming: Paradigm Shift During Pandemic to “Food Safety” Complying “Food Security” in India
Annual Research and Review in Biology, October 2020
Pandemic and food security: A view from the Global South
JAFSCD, 17 April
Pandemics, panic and prevention: Stages in the life of COVID-19 pandemic
International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 02 May
Perspectives from CO+RE: How COVID-19 changed our food systems and food security paradigms
Current Research in Food Science, 2020
Planning and Informal Food Traders Under COVID-19 – the South African Case
African Centre for Cities, December 2020
Poverty, Food Insecurity, and Social Protection during COVID-19 in Myanmar
IFPRI, November 2020
Preparedness and vulnerability of African countries against importations of COVID-19: a modelling study
The Lancet, 24 February
Projecting the likely impact of COVID-19 on food and nutrition security in South Africa
Human Sciences Research Council, 08 May
Prospective Impact of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Related Lockdown on Shrimp Aquaculture Sector in India
Aquaculture, 11 September
Refugee and migrant health in the COVID-19 response
The Lancet, 31 March
Resilient agri-food systems for nutrition amidst COVID-19: evidence and lessons from food-based approaches to overcome micronutrient deficiency and rebuild livelihoods after crises
25 July, Springer Link
School closure, COVID-19 and lunch programme: Unprecedented undernutrition crisis in low-middle income countries
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 03 July
Short-term Evidence on Wellbeing of Rural Ethiopian Households During the COVID-19 Pandemic
SPIR Learning Brief, July 2020
Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements
Journal of Urban Health, 24 April
Small Millets for Enduring Food Security Amidst Pandemics
Trends in Plant Science, 6 September
Social Justice, Food Loss, and the Sustainable Development Goals in the Era of COVID-19
MDPI, 19 June
Socioeconomic Impacts of COVID-19 in Four African Countries
World Bank Group, November 2020
Socioeconomic Determinants of COVID-19 in Asian Countries: An Empirical Analysis
Journal of Public Affairs, October 2020
Socio-economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on smallholder livelihoods in Zimbabwe
Preprints, 14 April
Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prospects for the Future
Working Paper, 8 September
Temporal relationship between outbound traffic from Wuhan and the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) incidence in China
medRxiv, 31 March
The Covid-19 Impact on Agricultural Prices in India
RIEB Discussion Paper Series, 1 September
The COVID‐19 pandemic and agriculture – Short and long run implications for international trade relations
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 18 April
The COVID-19 pandemic and food insecurity: A viewpoint on India
World Development, November 2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Local to Global Implications as Perceived by Urban Ecologists
Socio-Ecological Practice Research, 11 September
The effect of human mobility and control measures on the COVID-19 epidemic in China
Science, 25 March
The Effects of COVID-10 Policies on Livelihoods and Food Security of Smallholder Farm Households in Nigeria: Descriptive Results from a Phone Survey
IFPRI, December 2020
The Food Systems in the Era of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Crisis
MDPI, 22 April
The impact of COVID-19 control measures on social contacts and transmission in Kenyan informal settlements
medRxiv, 07 June
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Water-Health-Food-Economy Nexus and Sustainable Development in Developing Countries
European Journal of Engineering Research and Science, November 2020
The Impact of COVID-19 on Low-Emission Dairy Development in Kenya: Findings From a Rapid Scoping Study
CGIAR, October 2020
The positive impact of lockdown in Wuhan on containing the COVID-19 outbreak in China
Oxford Academic, 17 March
The Short-Term Economic Effects of COVID-19 and Risk-Coping Strategies of Low-Income Households in Kenya: A Rapid Analysis Using Weekly Financial Household Data
Tinbergen Institute, 01 July
This Food Crisis is Different: COVID-19 and the Fragility of the Neoliberal Food Security Order
The Journal of Peasant Studies, October 2020
Towards Resilient Cities that Care: Imagining more Equitable and Sustainable Urban Futures After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Town Planning Review, December 2020
Urban Agriculture Development for Food Security at the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia
Geography and Geography Education, December 2020
Urban Mobility After COVID-19: A Developing-Country Perspective
Town Planning Review, December 2020
Venezuelan migrants “struggling to survive” amid COVID-19
The Lancet, 28 March
What is the impact of COVID-19 disease on agriculture?
Scientia Agropecuaria, 31 March
Will COVID-19 affect food supply in distribution centers of Brazilian regions affected by the pandemic?
Trends in Food Science & Technology, 19 June
Will the COVID-19 pandemic make us reconsider the relevance of short food supply chains and local productions?
Science Direct, May 2020
REPORTS
NOVEMBER 2020
Fulfilling the SDG on Zero Hunger: A Progress Report on BIMSTEC Nations
ORF Occasional Paper, November 2020
OCTOBER 2020
2020 Global Report on Food Crises
Global Network Against Food Crises, October 2020
BALANCING HEALTH AND ECONOMIC LIVELIHOODS: Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Zambia
IFPRI, October 2020
Combatting COVID-19 in Mozambique: Round 1 Summary Report
China Centre for Economic Research, October 2020
COVID-19 Policy Brief: Why does Food Security and Nutrition Matter in Social Protection Responses to Systemic Shocks in the Southern African Region?
WFP, October 2020
Overview [in Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor 2020]
IFPRI, October 2020
Priorities for Africa’s Food and Nutrition Security Post-COVID-19
TFRA, October 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
COVID-19 and Global Food Security
IFPRI, 2020
COVID-19 Supply Chain and Markets Update
World Food Programme, 2 September 2020
Food Security in the Context of COVID-19: The Public Health Challenge The Case of The Republic of South Africa
Policy Center for the New South, September 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on International Trade: Lessons for African LDCs
Policy Brief, September 2020
Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition: Developing Effective Policy Responses to Address the Hunger and Malnutrition Pandemic
Committee on World Food Security, September 2020
JULY 2020
COVID-19 In Afghanistan: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices & Implications
Samuel Hall, July 2020
COVID-19 In Fragile Contexts
Mercy Corps, July 2020
Economic and food security implications of the COVID-19 outbreak: An update focusing on the domestic fallout of local lockdowns
World Food Programme, 06 July
Food Security in Iraq: Impact of COVID-19
World Food Programme, 02 July
Synthesis report on the state of food and nutrition security and vulnerability in Southern Africa
SADC, 2020
JUNE 2020
COVID-19 Analytical Snapshot #44: Cities & local authorities UPDATE
IOM, 04 June
Covid-19 and Remittances in Africa
EU Science Hub, 2020
COVID-19 Food Security Response Situation Report #8 (Reporting Period: June 7 – June 14, 2020)
Government of Liberia, 15 June
COVID-19 pandemic drives global increase in humanitarian food assistance needs
FEWS Net, 29 June
Food Outlook: Biannual Report on Global Food Markets
FAO, June 2020
Food Security in Asia and the Pacific amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Asian Development Bank, June 2020
Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean: The opportunity for digital transformation
FAO, 12 June
Issue Brief: COVID-19 through the Lens of Urban Rural Linkages- Guiding Principles and Framework for Action (URL-GP)
UN Habitat, June 2020
Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition
UN, June 2020
The Covid-19 Pandemic Draws Attention to Vulnerabilities in the Global Food System
Future Directions International, 16 June
MAY 2020
COVID-19 crisis and the informal economy: Immediate responses and policy challenges
International Labour Organization, May 2020
COVID 19 Economic and Health Impacts on Regional Food and Nutrition Security
World Food Programme, 19 May
COVID-19 Level 3 Emergency | External Situation Report #07
World Food Programme, 09 May
COVID-19: Lockdown exit strategies for Africa
UN Economic Commission for Africa, May 2020
COVID-19 pandemic drives global increase in humanitarian food assistance needs
FEWS NET, 28 May
COVID-19 – Situation reports
World Food Programme, 20 May
Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Work in times of pandemic: the challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
UN ECLAC, May 2020
Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean: Impact and risks in the labour market
FAO, 21 May
Policy Brief: Impact of COVID-19 in Africa
UNECA, 20 May
Results from Wave 2 survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment and income in South Africa
Statistics South Africa, 20 May
Southern Africa Key Message Update: Impacts of COVID-19 and associated restrictions increase assistance needs, especially in urban areas
USAID, May 2020
The economic impact of COVID-19 lockdowns in sub-Saharan Africa
International Growth Centre, May 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on remittances for development in Africa
Ecdpm, May 2020
Venezuela Regional Crisis Fact Sheet #2
USAID, 22 May
APRIL 2020
Building Inclusive Food Systems
IFPRI Global Food Policy Report, April 2020
Caribbean COVID-19 Food Security & Livelihoods Impact Survey
Relief Web, April 2020
COVID-19 and the risk to food supply chains: How to respond?
Food and Agriculture Organization, April 2020
COVID-19: Channels of transmission to food and agriculture
Food and Agriculture Organization, 09 April
COVID-19 in Africa: Protecting Lives and Economies
UNECA, April 2020
COVID-19: Potential impact on the world’s poorest people
World Food Programme, April 2020
Economic and food security implications of the COVID-19 outbreak
World Food Programme, 14 April
Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin # 3
FAO, 10 April
Impact of COVID-19 on informal workers
Food and Agriculture Organization, April 2020
Impact of lockdown measures on the informal economy
ILO, April 2020
Legal considerations in the context of responses to COVID-19 to mitigate the risk of food insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization, April 2020
Migrants and the COVID-19 pandemic: An initial analysis
International Organization for Migration, 22 April
Migrant workers and the COVID-19 pandemic
Food and Agriculture Organization, April 2020
Responding to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on food value chains through efficient logistics
Food and Agriculture Organization, 07 April
Strengthening Preparedness for COVID-19 in Cities and Urban Settings
World Health Organization, 28 April
The Food Systems in the Era of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Crisis
MDPI, 22 April
The Impact of COVID-19 in South Africa
Wilson Center, April 2020
Trade responses to the COVID-19 crisis in Africa
eLibrary World Bank, April 2020
Trade Responses to Covid-19 Food Security Concerns in Bangladesh
World Bank, 15 April
Urban food systems and COVID-19
Food and Agriculture Organization, 14 April
MARCH 2020
Coronavirus food supply chain under strain what to do?
Food and Agriculture Organization, 24 March
COVID-19 and the world of work: Impact and policy responses
International Labour Organization, 18 March
Impact of COVID-19 on food and nutrition security
Committee on World Food Security, 24 March
LIVE REPORTS
NOVEMBER 2020
Brazil’s Food Insecurity During COVID-19
CGTN America, 15 November
OCTOBER 2020
Development Roundtable 2020 A Crisis Amid the Pandemic Malnutrition, COVID-19, and the Path Forward
SAIS Events, 26 October
JULY 2020
Coronavirus: How are food businesses coping with the pandemic? – BBC World Service, The Food Chain
BBC World Service, 22 July
GFSI 2019: COVID-19 and Global Hunger
The Economist Intelligence Unit, 06 July
Global food industry trends and COVID-19 | Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Dept of Primary Industries & Regional Development, 05 July
Virtual Event | Closing Remarks | How are food businesses coping with COVID-19 and its aftermath?
IFPRI, 01 July
JUNE 2020
Aspen Health for All: COVID-19 and African Food Security
The Aspen Institute, 18 June
COVID 19 And Global Food Security
Duke Sanford DCID, 18 June
DAYBREAK | COVID-19 and food security
Kenya CitizenTV, 16 June
How can #COVID19 threaten food security in Africa?
American Red Cross, 10 June
Impacts of COVID-19 on Food and Nutrition Security and Responses to the Pandemic
IFPRI, 25 June
LeadUP: COVID-19: Implications for food security in Africa
University of Pretoria, 17 June
Resilient Recovery Series: The Food Security Challenge
World Bank, 17 June
Should we be worried about FOOD SECURITY during Covid-19? | NEWSFLASH
R.AGE, 15 June
Webcast: Global to Local: The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security
Asia Society Texas Center, 11 June
MAY 2020
COVID-19 in Africa: WHO media briefing on 14 May
World Economic Forum, 14 May
Fighting a locust plague amid COVID-19 in east Africa – video
The Guardian, 15 May
How is COVID-19 affecting food security?
World Economic Forum, 29 May
APRIL 2020
5 impacts of COVID 19 on global agriculture, food & economy
SourceTrace Systems, 16 April
Alexandra residents angry about no food
Reuters Postmedia, 08 April
Asian wet markets get bad press. See what they’re really like.
CNN, 22 April
Bolsonaro won’t help with coronavirus, so Brazil’s favelas are helping themselves
The Guardian, 21 April
City where outbreak began ends lockdown…
Reuters Postmedia, 08 April
Coronavirus and food: COVID-19 could make rising global hunger worse, warns new report
Euronews, 22 April
Coronavirus threatens to disrupt global food supplies, cause starvation
Bloomberg Market and Finance, 22 April
COVID-19 and Food Security
Agricultural Academy, 13 April
COVID-19: Impact on food security
CGTN, 06 April
Crisis within a crisis: virus exacerbates food insecurity in Africa
FRANCE 24 English, 15 April
Deep inequalities of social distancing in South Africa – in pictures
The Guardian, 15 April
Food security fears surge as countries block exports
CGTN, 12 April
Gauteng receives 10 000 food parcels and supplies for the vulnerable
News24 Video, 15 April
How the COVID-19 pandemic is sending American agriculture into chaos
PBS NewsHour, 20 April
How the COVID-19 pandemic threatens food security in Africa
CNBCAfrica, 14 April
Impact of coronavirus on African economies
SABC News, 14 April
Is coronavirus threatening food security? – Inside Story
Al Jazeera, 23 April
Jobless Thais queue for food as economy worsens amid the coronavirus pandemic
South China Morning Post, 22 April
Lockdown from the skies: Snaking queues, empty streets and roadblocks
Multimedia Live, 01 April
Migrant workers go on rampage in Surat amid lockdown
Times Now, 11 April
Mitchells Plain residents clash with police over food parcels
eNCA, 14 April
Nigerian citizen: I prefer to die from COVID-19 than hunger
CNN, 21 April
Residents’ complaints over food parcels
SABC News, 13 April
Sahel food insecurity: WFP warns coronavirus disrupting supplies
FRANCE 24, 03 April
South Africa’s overcrowded slums most vulnerable to Coronavirus
VOA News, 02 April
Stories from the streets: Homelessness during the time of COVID-19
Multimedia Live, 06 April
TALK AFRICA: COVID-19 & Food Security
CGTN Africa, 12 Africa
The economic devastation of lockdown
Carte Blanche M-Net, 01 April
The Impact of Coronavirus on Global Food Security
World Bank, 21 April
The impact of COVID-19 on global food security and the relevance of the Ceres2030 project
International Institute for Sustainable Development, 17 April
To starve or get sick: Africa’s lockdown dilemma amid the coronavirus pandemic
South China Morning Post, 16 April
UN warns starvation tops virus risk for poorest nations
Bloomberg Market and Finance, 21 April
Virtual Event (April 14) | COVID-19: Implications for Global and Country-Level Food Security…
IFPRI, 14 April
Wet markets in Wuhan struggle to survive despite lifting of China’s lockdown to fight COVID-19
South China Morning Post, 17 April
Zimbabwe food crisis worsens with COVID-19 lockdown extension
Al Jazeera, 26 April
Zimbabwe HIV positive patients struggle to collect their meds
VOA News, 21 April
MARCH 2020
A tour of Cape Town during lockdown
South African Stories on Facebook, 30 March
Coronavirus could cause global food shortages by April as export curbs worsen supply chain problems
South China Morning Post, 31 March
Coronavirus: South Africa lockdown puts added strain on poor
DW News, 29 March
Coronavirus lockdown: India grapples with migrant workers’ exodus
Al Jazeera, 28 March
Global Food Security Challenges in the Era of COVID-19
Chicago Council on Global Affairs, 30 March
Novel coronavirus COVID-19 | Food supply chains under strain, what to do?
FAO, 26 March
South African coronavirus lockdown met with large crowds and long queues
Sky News Australia, 28 March
Tensions rise in southern Italy over food shortages
Sky News Australia, 30 March
GENERAL
NOVEMBER 2020
2021 is going to be worse than 2020, warns Nobel UN Agency
The Tribune India, 15 November
As millions face famine, women at risk as they eat last and least
Reuters, 18 November
Opportunities aplenty: COVID-19 pushes e-commerce and food security for halal food industry
Food Navigator, 81 November
Rising hunger, ‘an outrage in a world of plenty’
UN News, 16 November
UN food agencies warn of rising levels of acute hunger
Farm Kenya, 18 November
WFP – “Focus on Starvation, Destabilisation and Migration to Avert a COVID-19 Global Food Crisis”
IPS News Agency, 18 November
OCTOBER 2020
COVID-19 and Forced Displacement in the Global South
Berkley News, 27 October
COVID-19 is changing the face of extreme poverty
DEVEX, 07 October
COVID-19: Remittance Flows to Shrink 14% by 2021
Modern Diplomacy, 2 November
Global Farm Trade Talks Restart Amid Slow SDG 2 Progress, COVID-19 Fears
IISD, 06 October
Impact of COVID-19 on people’s livelihoods, their health and our food systems
WHO, 13 October
Nobel Peace Prize: UN World Food Programme wins for efforts to combat hunger
BBC, 09 October
Our Coronavirus World is Undernourished
Bloomberg, 2 November
The coronavirus pandemic: A threat to food security
Deutsche Welle, 12 October
The COVID-19 Pandemic Could Fuel a Hunger Pandemic as Food Insecurity Worsens
Fortune, 26 October
World Food Day: UN Sounds the Alarm on Poverty, Food Security and COVID-19
National Observer, 16 October
SEPTEMBER 2020
Countries in Asia-Pacific convene virtual UN FAO conference to plan responses and recovery work on twin pandemics of COVID-19 and hunger
Relief Web, 1 September
How big is the SDG backslide? Gates Foundation presents new data
Devex, 15 September
Lessons from the Pandemic
New Internationalist, 3 September
Over one billion people at threat of being displaced by 2050 due to environmental change, conflict and civil unrest
Prevention Web, 9 September
The Other Way COVID Will Kill: Hunger
NY Times, 11 September
UN: COVID-19 Could Fuel More Conflict, Poverty, Starvation
570 News, 9 September
Weakest, Most Fragile States Will Be Those Worst Affected by COVID-19 in Medium, Long Term, Humanitarian Chief Tells Security Council
Relief Web, 9 September
AUGUST 2020
COVID-19 Leaves Millions Hungry Around the World, with Women Disproportionately Affected
WBUR, August 2020
Hunger is Threatening to Kill More People Than COVID This Year
Bloomberg, 31 August
The impact of COVID-19 on agribusiness and the food industry in African and Asian markets
Modern Diplomacy, 22 August
JULY 2020
Can the developing world endure the coronavirus?
Yahoo News, 02 July
Cost of living: Majority say cost of food, goods and services have increased since COVID-19 began
Ipsos, 01 July
COVID-19 and food security: challenges and opportunities in emerging markets
Oxford Business Group, 23 July
COVID-19 and the Global Food Supply: Big Lessons from the World’s Small Farms
Foodtank, July 2020
COVID-19 shows weak points in global food system
Medical News Today, 01 July
Famine could kill thousands of children during COVID-19’s first year
TRT World, 27 July
Focused COVID-19 restrictions will save lives in poor countries
Financial Post, 03 July
Global ‘catastrophe’ looms as COVID-19 fuels inequality
The Guardian, 11 July
Global Digital Agriculture Market Expected to Grow from $5.6 Billion in 2020 to $6.2 Billion by 2021, Recording a CAGR of 9.9% – Revised to Reflect the Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic
GlobeNewswire, 03 July
Global food commodity prices rebound in June
FAO, 02 July
Hunger to kill around 10,000 more young children a month over COVID-19 pandemic’s first year
The Globe and Mail, 27 July
Pandemic is Wake-Up Call for a More Resilient Global Food System
Triple Pundit, 02 July
Reset Sustainable Development Goals for a pandemic world
Nature, 06 July
Revealed: development banks funding industrial livestock farms around the world
The Guardian, 02 July
Review: Global Food Insecurity set to rise because of COVID-19
Factly, 28 July
With over 16 million COVID-19 cases, the pandemic is devastating developing nations
World Socialist Web Site, 27 July
JUNE 2020
Addressing food security concerns
Dawn, 15 June
After coronavirus: how seasonal migration and empty centres might change our cities
The Conversation, 15 June
Coca-Cola starts producing test tubes for COVID-19 kits
Beverage Daily, 02 June
Coronavirus lockdown found to worsen childhood obesity: ‘The excess weight gained may not be easily reversible’
Food Navigator, 05 June
Coronavirus weekly: the grim reality and hope for a better future
The Conversation, 14 June
COVID-19: Around 45 mln pushed into global food insecurity, says FAO report
DownToEarth, 16 June
COVID-19 could spark worst food emergency for 50 years
European Scientist, 10 June
COVID-19: Reset Food Systems Now for a Better Future
IPS News, 04 June
COVID-19 will affect the food and financial security of many for years to come
Medical Xpress, 15 June
‘Crippling’: ICRC says support vital as coronavirus hits incomes
Al Jazeera, 04 June
David Laborde: How to help LDCs stay food secure through COVID-19
Trade for Development News, 16 June
Experts unveil roadmap for post-pandemic food crisis
Anadolu Agency, 25 June
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
The Chronicle Herald, June 15
Global experts says paradigm shift key to avert post COVID-19 food crisis
Xinhuanet, 25 June
Global Food Disruption Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
Grain Mart, June 16
Global pork output projected to drop 8% in 2020 due to ASF, COVID-19
National Hog Farmer, 16 June
How big data and AI is revolutionising FMCG innovation: Spoonshot
Food Navigator, 08 June
Hungry for change: the global food system
UN Environment Programme, 18 June
IFAD calls for governments to declare remittance ‘an essential business’
Bdnews24, 16 June
Remittances, a vital financial lifeline, are being squeezed
Al Jazeera, 16 June
Remittances fall by $100 billion worldwide
The Philippine Star, 16 June
The Covid-19 Pandemic Draws Attention to Vulnerabilities in the Global Food System
Future Directions, 16 June
The Global Economic Outlook During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Changed World
World Bank, 08 June
The Looming Hunger Pandemic: Coronavirus Threatens to Push Millions Into Starvation
Foreign Affairs, 16 June
Transforming food and agriculture: Creating food security while fighting climate change
UNDP, 05 June
UN report urges radical transformation of food systems
Food Ingredients First, 25 June
We need to build a healthy and resilient food system
GreenBiz, 12 June
Without safe migration, economic recovery will be limited
Al Jazeera, 14 June
MAY 2020
Africa: When It Rains It Pours – COVID-19 Exacerbates Poverty Risks in Poorest Countries
AllAfrica, 04 May
A Pandemic of Hunger
Project Syndicate, 12 May
‘Big push’ on food security as COVID-19 response enters second phase
Devex, 04 May
‘Chaotic and crazy’: meat plants around the world struggle with virus outbreaks
The Guardian, 11 May
Coronavirus and aid: What we’re watching, 28 May-3 June
The New Humanitarian, 28 May
Coronavirus: Another chance to transform the global food trade
The Conversation, 07 May
COVID Cases Spike in Brazil, Mexico, India & Indonesia as Outbreak Grows in Global South
Democracy Now, 22 May
COVID-19 and agriculture: the coming contradictory hunger pandemic
openDemocracy, 11 May
COVID-19 and food protectionism
Vox, 24 May
COVID-19 and foreign direct investment regulation – drawbridges continue to rise in response to the pandemic
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, 21 May
COVID-19 could exacerbate food insecurity around the world, Stanford expert warns
Stanford News, 05 May
COVID-19 exacerbates gender inequality
The Kingston Whig, 14 May
COVID-19 in Yemen and Latin America, and a ‘new normal’ in disaster response: The Cheat Sheet
The New Humanitarian, 22 May
COVID-19 is a health crisis — but a looming food catastrophe, too
Daily Maverick, 19 May
COVID-19 is disrupting a food industry already thrown into turmoil by climate change
UN Environment Programme, 14 May
COVID-19 pandemic risks worst global food crisis in decades
New Scientist, 18 May
COVID-19 Puts 265 Million at Risk of ‘Hunger Pandemic,’ Experts Say
VOA News, 28 May
COVID-19’s Third Shock Wave: The Global Food Crisis
The Nation, 01 May
Despite global truce appeal, 661,000 people newly displaced
WEAR-TV, 22 May
Development pros brace for more needs, less money post-pandemic
Devex, 19 May
Energy Transition Index 2020: from crisis to rebound
World Economic Forum, 13 May
Explained: How Covid-19 has affected the global economy
The Indian Express, 16 May
Five stark COVID-19 warnings from the agriculture R4D sector
CGIAR, 14 May
Food fraud rise ‘inevitable’ because of COVID-19
Food Safety News, 22 May
Food Security and COVID-19
World Bank, 28 May
Global trading prices for rice rose to highest level in 7 years due to export restrictions
USDA, 27 May
How COVID-19 and climate are encouraging islands to invest in food security
Devex, 26 May
Has COVID-19 killed globalisation?
The Economist, 14 May
How are smallholder farmers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic? Olam weighs in
Food Navigator, 14 May
How Coronavirus Is Exposing the World’s Fragile Food Supply Chain – and Could Leave Millions Hungry
Time, 08 May
How Global Central Banks are Responding to COVID-19, in One Chart
Visual Capitalist, 20 May
How the Fourth Industrial Revolution can help us beat COVID-19
World Economic Forum, 07 May
IFPRI’s COVID-19 Policy Response (CPR) Portal: Identifying trends and implications for food systems
CGIAR, 20 May
Indigenous Communities around the World Face Unique Challenges of COVID-19
Slow Food, 11 May
Millions face famine and food insecurity caused by new locust outbreak
News Medical, 13 May
Millions forced to choose between hunger or COVID-19
CADTM, 26 May
New IRC data shows COVID-19 brings increased food prices, hunger and economic distress to refugees; immediate cash assistance needed now
Reliefweb, 14 May
On May Day, Half the World’s Workers Risk Losing Livelihood Due to Pandemic
VOA News, 01 May
Op-Ed: COVID-19 Rebirth and Call to Action – Foreign Policy Pivot
Eyewitness News, 19 May
Opinion: Slums are the next front line in the fight against the coronavirus
Devex, 01 May
Pandemic stretches links in global food supply chain
Castanet, 21 May
Plug social protection gaps in developing countries to prevent future crises, ILO says
International Labour Organization, 14 May
Preventing a COVID-19 Food Crisis
Project Syndicate, 15 May
Regional dimensions of global response to COVID-19
Observer Research Foundation, 19 May
The coronavirus pandemic is developing in the shadow of famine. The combination would be deadly.
The Washington Post, 18 May
The fate of multilateralism after the pandemic
TRT World, 21 May
The Geography of COVID-19 and a Vulnerable Global Food System
World Politics Review, 12 May
The US should stop blocking vital IMF funds for poorer countries
Al Jazeera, 27 May
The world’s food system has so far weathered the challenge of covid-19
The Economist, 09, May
UN Agency: COVID-19 Creating Unseen Hardships for Millions of Forcibly Displaced
VOA News, 01 May
U.N. calls meeting to boost pandemic support for developing countries
Daily Maverick, 27 May
Urban Resilience: Learnings from COVID-19
Resilience, 12 May
Will wet markets be hung out to dry after the pandemic?
The Economist, 26 May
Will COVID-19 change how we think about migration and migrant workers?
World Economic Forum, 22 May
APRIL 2020
‘A disastrous situation’: mountains of food wasted as coronavirus scrambles supply chain
The Guardian, 09 April
Africa: UNDP to support recovery of African economies shattered by COVID-19
AllAfrica, 27 April
Around the world, migrants and refugees are stranded between closed borders
Devex, 29 April
As aid groups scramble to contain COVID-19, malnutrition set to increase
Devex, 06 April
At least 300,000 Africans expected to die in pandemic : UNECA
Times LIVE, 17 April
Can’t find what you want in the grocery store? Here’s why
CNN Business, 02 April
Coronavirus could double number of people going hungry
The Guardian, 09 April
Coronavirus could push half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam warns
The Guardian, 09 April
Coronavirus could overwhelm developing world
Anchorage Daily News, 02 April
Coronavirus: hunger, worst crisis since World War II
Deccan Herald, 26 April
Coronavirus pandemic ‘will cause famine of biblical proportions’
The Guardian, 21 April
Counties across the world start to suspend food exports to secure domestic supplies
CX Tech, 02 April
COVID-19 analytical snapshot #18: migrants & global food supply
IOM UN Migration, 20 April
COVID-19 analytical snapshot #22: cities & local authorities
IOM UN Migration, 24 April
COVID-19 Is Expected To Be A Key Driver Of Acute Food Insecurity
Forbes, 23 April
COVID pandemic to double world hunger, report finds
VOA News, 21 April
COVID stops many migrants sending money home
The Economist, 16 April
COVID-19 and food security in vulnerable countries
UN Conference on Trade and Development, 14 April
COVID-19: food, nutrition and the global poor
Devpolicy Blog, 17 April
COVID-19 may become a ‘pandemic plus’ for certain countries and people
Modern Diplomacy, 09 April
COVID-19 may double world hunger rates
Relief Web, 23 April
COVID-19: our hungriest, most vulnerable communities face “a crisis within a crisis”
PreventionWeb, 08 April
COVID-19: The global food supply chain is holding up, for now
UN News, 03 April
Dumped milk, smashed eggs, plowed vegetables: food waste of the pandemic
The New York Times, 11 April
Economic freeze cuts remittances, a lifeline for migrants’ families
The New York Times, 25 April
Ensuring global food security in the time of COVID-19
Peterson Institute for International Economics, 06 April
FAO warns against disruption in the food supply chain due to COVID-19 lockdown
Ventures Africa, 01 April
FAO, WHO, WTO call for ensuring food security amid COVID-19 pandemic
ECNS, 01 April
Farmers across Europe bank on improvised armies of pickers to save harvest
The Guardian, 03 April
Fighting food export restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic
NHK World-Japan, 27 April
Food environments in the COVID-19 pandemic
UNSCN, 03 April
Food security vital for a world in crisis
The Chronicle Herald – Commentary, 07 April
Global agencies ask countries to work together to ensure food security
Business Day, 01 April
Global food prices drop in March
FAO Index, 05 April
Global food shortages: here’s why grocery stores don’t have what you want
The Press Stories, 02 April
Global hunger could double due to coronavirus pandemic: UN
Al Jazeera, 21 April
Global soybean markets face major virus uncertainty
Global Times, 14 April
Global trade sputters, leaving too much here, too little there
The New York Times, 10 April
Healthy diets for human resilience in the age of COVID-19
Nutrition Connect – Blog 6, 06 April
Here’s what the COVID-19 response looks like in refugee camps
Devex, 03 April
Hidden hunger and the COVID-19 pandemic
Nutrition Connect – Blog 7, 08 April
How COVID-19 is throttling vital migration flows
World Economic Forum, 08 April
How the coronavirus disrupts food supply chains
South China Morning Post, 21 April
In scramble for coronavirus supplies, rich countries push poor aside
The New York Times, 09 April
‘Instead of coronavirus, the hunger will kill us.’ A global food crisis looms.
The New York Times, 22 April
Is COVID-19 a threat to the stability of rice price and supply?
CGIAR, 08 April
Keep critical food supply chains operating to save lives during COVID-19, urges new UN-backed report
UN News, 21 April
Key food prices surging in some parts of the world from coronavirus effect
The Straits Times, 07 April
Leveraging the African Union’s Role in the time of COVID-19
African Arguments, 29 April
Lockdowns threaten childrens’ nutrition: why extra care is needed
The Conversation, 13 April
Low-skilled workers, developing countries at risk of steep economic decline as coronavirus advances
UN News, 01 April
Opinion: How to address the impact of COVID-19 on global food systems
Devex, 02 April
Opinion: Local food solutions during the coronavirus crisis could have lasting benefits
Phys Org, 22 April
Pandemic threatens food in import-reliant states: WFP
Rudaw, 04 April
Paralyzing trade over COVID-19 could endanger global food security – UN experts
PhilStar Global, 01 April
Poverty and food insecurity could grow dramatically as COVID-19 spreads
International Food Policy Research Institute, 16 April
Poverty, food security, open data and COVID-19
Global Open Data for Agriculture & Nutrition, April 2020
Preventing global food crisis caused by COVID-19
The Jakarta Post, 04 April
‘Race against time’ to prevent famines during coronavirus crisis
The Guardian, 16 April
Refugees are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s give them the rights they deserve
World Economic Forum, 30 April
Remittance woes: Job losses, closed borders sap nations of $660B
Al Jazeera, 07 April
Rice prices surge to 7-year high as coronavirus sparks stockpiling
CNBC, 08 April
Russia cuts off wheat, other grain exports
VOA, 26 April
School meals & COVID-19
Global Child Nutrition Foundation, April 2020
Shaping a holistic response to COVID-19: Protecting food systems and rural producers
IFAD, 09 April
Starvation’s toll tops virus risk for poorest nations, UN warns
Fin24, 23 April
Strengthening city-region food systems during and beyond COVID-19
CGIAR, 08 April
The coronavirus pandemic could be devastating for the world’s migrants
World Economic Forum, 06 April
The COVID-19 pandemic shows we must transform the global food system
The Guardian, 16 April
‘The hunger makes us forget the disease’: famines threaten greater devastation than coronavirus
The Telegraph, 27 April
The solution to food insecurity is food sovereignty
Al Jazeera, 25 April
Trade restrictions on food exports due to the coronavirus pandemic
The New York Times, 03 April
UN food chief: world faces 2 pandemics – COVID-19 and hunger
VOA, 21 April
UK hunger crisis: 1.5m people go whole day without food
The Guardian, 11 April
We need a global stimulus package to avoid COVID-19 hunger crisis
FoodTank, April
WFP chief warns of ‘hunger pandemic’ as COVID-19 threatens food security
Devex, 22 April
Why grocery shelves won’t be empty for long
BBC Worklife, 02 April
Will coronavirus create a food shortage?
The National Interest, 14 April
Will COVID-19 cause another food crisis? An early review
IFPRI Blog, 10 April
Will the COVID-19 pandemic cause a food crisis?
The Japan Times, 17 April
‘Will we die of hunger?’: how Covid-19 lockdowns imperil street children
The Guardian, 15 April
World Bank warns of collapse in money sent home by migrant workers
The Guardian, 22 April
World Food Programme warns at least 30 million people could die of starvation during pandemic
The Globe and Mail, 15 April
World needs to keep a close watch on agriculture while battling COVID-19 pandemic
International Potato Center, 07 April
Zhenzhen Ye on COVID-19: Maintaining food security during the coronavirus pandemic means looking after the health of migrant workers
National Post, 07 April
MARCH 2020
A battle plan for ensuring global food supplies during the COVID-19 crisis
FAO, 26 March
A food crisis looms as coronavirus forces farms to stay idle and countries hoard supplies
CNBC, 31 March
A recipe for disaster: the impact of COVID-19 on food safety and the food industry
JD Supra, 11 March
CARE Analysis: Vulnerable countries face 3 times the risk of COVID-19 exposure, yet have 6 times lower access to healthcare services
Care Analysis, 26 March
Coronavirus impact on labour supply fuels food shortage fears
Food Navigator, 18 March
Coronavirus measures could cause global food shortage, UN warns
The Guardian, 26 March
Countries starting to hoard food, threatening global trade
Bloomberg, 25 March
COVID-19 and the 5 major risks it poses to global food security
WFP – Blog, 16 March
COVID-19: Food security concerns mount as countries limit rice exports and build up stocks
IEG Vu, 30 March
COVID-19 food security and nutrition alert
FSNWG, 30 March
COVID-19 measures could cause ‘devastating’ labour shortage in EU farming
EURACTIV, 25 March
COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security
IFPRI Blog, 27 March
Economic and food security implications of the COVID-19 outbreak
World Food Programme
FAO Director-General urges G20 to ensure that food value chains are not disrupted during COVID-19 pandemic
FAO, 26 March
Five ways COVID-19 is changing global migration
Center for Strategic & International Studies, 25 March
Food producers worry if supply chain can handle COVID-19 without migrant workers
CBC News, 18 March
Global food insecurity like to increase due to COVID-19 pandemic
Future Directions, 25 March
Harvesting the future: the impacts of coronavirus and Brexit on food security
The Journal for the Post-Industrial Age, 23 March
How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19?
IFPRI Blog: Issue Post, 20 March
How to minimize the impact of Coronavirus on food security
World Food Programme Insight, 16 March
If Coronavirus disrupts staple crop production the impact on food security could be grave
The Telegraph, 06 March
Impact of COVID-19 on agriculture
AFBF President, March 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN)
HLPE Secretariat, 23 March
Keeping global food chains alive is crucial amid COVID-19 crisis
FAO, 27 March
Lessons from the AIDS epidemic on how COVID-19 may impact food and nutrition security
IFPRI Blog Post, 30 March
New digital map shows terrible impact of COVID-19 on school meals around the world
World Food Programme, 27 March
Preventing global food security crisis under COVID-19
IFPRI Blog & Agrilinks Team, 18 March
Screening for COVID-19 should also include questions about food insecurity, volunteer organizations say
CBC News, 27 March
SMEs fight for their lives in face of coronavirus: ‘It is a nerve-wracking time’
Food Navigator, 25 March
The COVID-19 crisis and food systems: addressing threats, creating opportunities
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, 23 March
The effects of COVID-19 will ripple through food systems
Scientific American, 26 March
The rights and health of refugees, migrants and stateless must be protected in COVID-19 response
UNHRC, 31 March
The threats of COVID-19 on the food security
AgriDigitale, 24 March
The world’s top countries for food security [Infographic]
Forbes, 23 March
‘There won’t be anyone to harvest the crops.’ Coronavirus travel bans squeeze migrant labor
TIME, 18 March
Webinar on COVID 19 and Food Security Cluster
Food Security Cluster, 26 March
WFP on coronavirus challenges: ‘Every country we’re operating in is affected by COVID-19’
Food Navigator, 25 March
CHINA
NOVEMBER 2020
China tackles food security fears
Bangkok Post, 16 November
Food safety overhaul: China announces revamp of national standards for processed and nutritional foods
Food Navigator Asia, 03 November
Russian chicken exports to China surge
Poultry World, 17 November
JULY 2020
China’s COVID-19 food focus: Prevention strategy shifts focus to tightened import regulations
Food Navigator Asia, 06 July
China records biggest one-day rise in coronavirus cases since March
Financial Times, July 2020
Chinese millennials drink milk to boost immunity amid pandemic
The Japan Times, 24 July
FACTBOX-China suspends meat imports from various origins amid COVID-19 pandemic
Reuters, 06 July
JUNE 2020
Beijing shuts schools over new coronavirus outbreak: Live updates
Al Jazeera, 16 June
China Faces a Rice Bowl Dilemma After Covid
Bloomberg, 21 June
China Reports 57 New Coronavirus Cases Amid Beijing Outbreak
The New York Times, 13 June
China’s ‘six priorities’ and fiscal stimulus will spearhead its COVID-19 recovery
World Economic Forum, 08 June
Coronavirus: food-related outbreaks raise flags about supply security
South China Morning Post, 22 June
Post-Covid-19, China faces rice bowl dilemma
The Straits Times, 24 June
The impact of COVID-19 on smallholders in China
Stockhouse, 05 June
MAY 2020
Australia-China row unlikely to ensnare LNG trade but risks have grown
S&P Global, 19 May
China and Covid-19
Modern Diplomacy, 12 May
China Is Days Away From Revealing If It Dumped Its GDP Growth Target
Yahoo Finance, 19 May
China’s pork prices continue to dip
Xinhua, 27 May
China to draft food security plan amid global coronavirus epidemic
The Telegram, 22 May
Eating at home: China’s COVID-19 online purchasing patterns reveal huge shift towards home cooking
FoodNavigator-Asia, 05 May
Enormous eGrocery investments: Consumer demands for convenience, quality and variety drives funding surge in China
FoodNavigator-Asia, 12 May
Investigating China: COVID-19 and the CCP
The Diplomat, 19 May
The Latest: China touts assistance to fighting coronavirus
570 News, 07 May
U.S. and China Trade Coronavirus Accusations, Sparking Fears of a New Cold War
The New York Times, 15 May
APRIL 2020
Africa faces off with China over alleged racism and profiling
The East African, 19 April
African civil society demands action against Chinese xenophobia and bullying
Maverick Citizen, 24 April
African community targeted in China virus crackdown
Sowetan Live, 11 April
China able to ensure food security despite coronavirus impact
China.org.cn, 05 April
China doles out vouchers to encourage shoppers to spend again
The Guardian, 21 April
China’s jobless rate to rise as canceled orders hurt manufacturers
VOA News, 02 April
China lockdown may have blocked 700,000 COVID-19 cases, say researchers
The Star, 01 April
Chinese fresh food sales boosted by COVID-19
Kantar, 07 April
Coronavirus: Rationing based on healthy, equity and decency now needed – Food System Expert
Politics Means Politics Magazine, 02 April
Coronavirus: WHO developing guidance on wet markets
BBC News, 21 April
Coronavirus: Wuhan residents told to stay inside and be vigilant
The Guardian, 03 April
COVID-19: how China’s army of food delivery drivers helped keep country going during outbreak
The Star, 07 April
COVID-19 in China: food supply and lax regulations cause for concern as government touts ‘return to normalcy’
Food Navigator, 08 April
Food delivery men in Shanghai start to wear reflective safety vests with numbers
People’s Daily Online, 01 April
How COVID-19 will transform the fresh food industry in China
China Briefing, 08 April
Lessons from China: ensuring no one goes hungry during coronavirus lockdowns
The Conversation, 09 April
‘Lockdown is not over’ for people of Wuhan, despite easing of restrictions
The Guardian, 11 April
Ministry of Agriculture of People Republic of China: China able to ensure food security despite coronavirus impact
Market Screener, 07 April
Outcry as Kenyans in China hit by wave of racial attacks
Daily Nation, 10 April
South Africans say China is discriminating against Africans over COVID-19
Eye Witness News, 14 April
‘Stay away from here’: In China, foreigners have become a target for coronavirus discrimination
The Globe and Mail, 10 April
Survey: food retail in China during the COVID-19 pandemic
McKinsey & Company, April 2020
The coronavirus likely came from China’s wet markets. They’re reopening anyway.
Vox, 15 April
Wet markets important risk factor for disease spread: UN biodiversity chief
The Economic Times, 08 April
Wet markets in China’s Wuhan struggle to survive coronavirus blow
The National Post, 12 April
What is a wet market?
The Guardian, 16 April
Woman orders 76 types of breakfast at once in first day of lockdown-free Wuhan
Daily Sabah, 10 April
Wuhan is returning to life. So are its disputed wet markets.
National Post, 08 April
MARCH 2020
China prioritises food security amid COVID-19 outbreak
Emerald Insight, 20 March
Chinese farmers dodge coronavirus and go online for spring seeds and supplies
Reuters, 10 March
Chinese livestock farms struggle under COVID-19 restrictions
Blog – Research Post, 26 March
COVID-19 boosts Chinese online food delivery
Ecommerce DB, March 2020
COVID-19 is making it harder to grow food in China
The Economist, 14 March
Lockdowns are protecting China’s rural families from COVID-19, but the economic burden is heavy
IFPRI Blog – Guest Post, 30 March
Mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on food trade and markets
FAO/WHO/WTO, 31 March
Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 in the agriculture sector in China
People’s Daily, 11 March
The potential impact of COVID-19 on SDG 2 (food security) – in China and globally
IFAD, 13 March
What the Coronavirus in China shows us about food system resilience
John Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, 11 March
FEBRUARY 2020
China’s farmers worried as COVID-19 stifles domestic agriculture
Sixth Tone, 25 February
How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the coronavirus outbreak
IFPRI Blog – Issue Post, 12 February
OTHER ASIA
NOVEMBER 2020
ASEAN has critical role to play in tackling COVID-19 Challenges
Malay Mail, 12 November
Intensity of COVID-19 likely to increase in Winter: India PM
The Daily Star, 18 November
Singapore and Sri Lanka: Newfound opportunities amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Interpreter, 27 October
JULY 2020
AmCham puts steps forward to support marginal farmers
The Daily Star, 06 July
Coronavirus: Second wace hits Asia as global cases continue to soar
New Scientist, 27 July
Modi stumbles: India’s deepening coronavirus crisis
Financial Review, 28 July
Pandemic raises concerns about food supply disruptions
The Korea Herald, 05 July
Recover and Prepare: Addressing The Urgent Need For Urban Resilience In India
Forbes, 27 July
Second wave of coronavirus in Asia prompts fresh lockdowns
The Chronicle Herald, 27 July
JUNE 2020
Agriculture in the spotlight in COVID-hit Bangladesh
Prothomalo, 30 June
Asean unity in the age of coronavirus
Bangkok Post, 30 June
Cambodia’s Food Insecurity Rises Due to COVID-19
OneWorld, 21 June
Covid-19 Impact: Singapore to fund rooftop farms to increase food security
The Eurasian Times, 08 June
FAO calls for innovative policies in Asia-Pacific to ensure food security amid COVID-19
Tehran Times, 24 June
FAO calls for more innovative policies in Asia-Pacific to ensure food security and nutrition in the wake of COVID-19
FAO, 22 June
Fighting Gender Inequality in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Diplomat, 25 June
Food insecurity and hunger in Pakistan
The Express Tribune, 24 June
Food Security and COVID-19: Why India’s Public Distribution System Requires an Overhaul
EPW Engage, 19 June
Future of food security: How social enterprises are keeping up during Covid-19
The Daily Star, 17 June
Indonesia’s Food Security Under Threat
The Asean Post, 06 June
In Pakistan, pandemic could push millions more into poverty
UNDP, 18 June
In Sri Lanka, crop-destroying insects follow the COVID-19 pandemic
Mongabay, 17 June
India’s Comfort Food Tells the Story of Its Pandemic
The Atlantic, 13 June
Mamata Banerjee announces free ration in West Bengal till July 2021
Indian Express, 30 June
Pakistan locust situation worsens as swarms enter via Afghanistan
The New Indian Express, 12 June
Real cause of North-South Korea crisis: Covid-19
Asia Times, 23 June
The importance of agriculture for Pakistan’s future
Policy Forum, 25 June
The Latest: India reports biggest single-day spike in cases
570 News, 05 June
To achieve food security in post-lockdown Philippines, linking farmers to consumers is not enough
Eco-Business, 16 June
Vietnam earns more from rice export in 5 months
Xinhuanet, 11 June
MAY 2020
Amid COVID-19, Asia’s white rice is the new black gold
The Diplomat, 07 May
Australian PM’s call for virus inquiry may harm long-term China trade-business leaders
Financial Post, 01 May
Biggest lockdown to push 12 million people into extreme poverty
BNN Bloomberg, 27 May
Coronavirus | U.P., Bihar migrants can now avail ration portability
The Hindu, 01 May
Coronavirus lockdown: India announces free food for fleeing migrants
BBC News, 14 May
COVID-19 could help turn the tide on ocean health in Asia-Pacific
Modern Diplomacy, 17 May
COVID-19 in APAC: Food supply chain to be given ‘specific focus’ for economy regrowth as lockdowns in region relaxed
Food Navigator Asia, 13 May
COVID-19: India could play a crucial role in combating West Asia’s brewing food security crisis
Observer Research Foundation, 22 May
Desperate migrant workers hurl stones at officials in Kovvur
The Hindu, 05 May
For migrant workers, anxiety abounds about return to home towns and future jobs
The Hindu, 03 May
How Bhutan Remained Unscathed From COVID-19 Despite Being Surrounded By India & China?
EurAsian Times, 19 May
In a pickle: Lockdown hits procurement and processing of Midi Maavu
The Hindu, 04 May
India draws up Rs 1 billion Covid-19 medical assistance plan, targets 90 countries
Hindustan Times, 11 May
Lockdowns put ASEAN’s self-sufficiency in spotlight
ECNS, 18 May
Malaysia detains hundreds of refugees and migrants during COVID-19 lockdown: Rights groups
CNA, 01 May
Migrants take hardest virus hit
Bangkok Post, 27 May
Morning digest: India reaches out to Pak. to fight locusts, Maharashtra number pushes India’s daily COVID-19 tally to over 6,500, and more
The Hindu, May 23
Potential Coronavirus Vaccine Sends Asian Markets Upward Tuesday
VOA News, 19 May
Q&A: How communist-run India state became model in COVID-19 fight
Al Jazeera, 22 May
Returning migrant workers can be lured into profitable commercial agriculture, experts say
The Kathmandu Post, 12 May
South Korea coronavirus spike stirs second wave concern, social distancing crackdown
Daily Maverick, 29 May
Swarms of locusts threaten food security for millions in India amid COVID-19 pandemic
Sky News, 29 May
Thailand Asks Billionaires to Help Kickstart Stagnant Economy
Financial Post, 12 May
Vietnam assures PH of rice supply amid COVID-19 pandemic
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 May
View: Ensuring food security during the pandemic
The Economic Times, 11 May
When the invisible disappeared: migrant labour in agriculture in the pandemic
Foundation for Agrarian Studies, May 2020
WPC: COVID-19 pandemic halts global trade of rice and cereals, creating a food security challenge
Potato News Today, 03 May
APRIL 2020
100 million Indians fall through gaps in food safety net, economists urge rethink on COVID-19 relief
Scroll.in, 15 April
89% stranded migrants hadn’t been paid wages during lockdown period: report
Business Standard, 17 April
Abrupt planning, looming hunger
Economic & Political Weekly, 11 April
Addressing COVID-19 impacts on agriculture, food security, and livelihoods in India
IFPRI Blog, 08 April
A looming food import crisis
The Star, 13 April
As millions fear starvation, govt to convert ‘surplus’ rice into ethanol for sanitiser
The Wire, 21 April
As prices soar, thieves target milk packets
The Hindu, 27 April
Asia’s food chain resilience during COVID-19
Nutrition Connect – Blog 12, 20 April
Asia’s workers can’t afford to stay at home
The Economist, 18 April
Cambodia to ban some rice exports starting today to ensure local food security
Foreign Brief, 05 April
‘Can’t fight COVID-19 alone’: ASEAN leaders call for urgent collaboration in food security and open trade
Food Navigator-Asia.com, 27 April
Chhattisgarh: 12-year-old migrant girl walks 150-km, dies just before reaching home in Bijapur
Mirror Now, 21 April
Construction workers stranded near Meerut run out of food
The Wire, 14 April
Containing COVID-19 impacts on Indian agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, 18 April
Coronavirus: can Asia’s small businesses survive COVID-19?
South China Morning Post, 25 April
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Food security and Food independence
Times of India, 10 April
Coronavirus exposes ASEAN divisions on rice security
Nikkei Asian Review, 15 April
Coronavirus finds fuel in a world of migrants
The New York Times, 10 April
Coronavirus: Food insecurity, malnutrition, poverty may escalate in developing world amid COVID-19, says IFPRI
Deccan Herald, 07 April
Coronavirus has revealed just how much our cities exclude the poor
The Wire, 01 April
Coronavirus in India: desperate migrant workers trapped in lockdown
BBC News, 22 April
Coronavirus in India: In 13 states, NGOs fed more people than govt did during lockdown
India Today, 09 April
Coronavirus: India allows small shops to reopen
BBC News, 25 April
Coronavirus lockdown: As hunger grows, the fear of starvation is real
The Wire, 16 April
Coronavirus lockdown: Nobel prize economist says India must do more for poor
BBC News, 24 April
Coronavirus: Mondelez India to donate 71 tonnes of biscuits, chocolate in 12 cities
Deccan Herald, 15 April
Coronavirus: new $30m grant launched to speed up local production of eggs, vegetables and fish
The Straits Times, 08 April
Coronavirus outbreak: COVID-19 exposes lacunae in India’s food security, system needs overhaul from production to last-mile delivery
Firstpost, 23 April
Coronavirus puts India on highway to hunger: despite bumper harvest why food riots lurk
Outlook, 13 April
Coronavirus: Railways distributes over 1 million food plates to needy
India Today, 12 April
Coronavirus would reset distances, labour market: experts
The Economic Times, 04 April
COVID-19: Association urges govt to prioritise domestic food security
Malay Mail, 02 April
COVID-19 crisis: Indiaspora raises $800,000 for food security in US and India
CNBCTV18, 18 April
COVID-19 crisis: RTE Forum wants Modi to ensure food security, health for children
Counterview, 01 April
COVID-19 in ASEAN: ‘Protectionist’ measures threaten global supply chains as lockdowns persist
Food Navigator Asia, 14 April
COVID-19 is a global crisis – but also an opportunity for new co-operation
Daily Maverick, 20 April
COVID-19 lockdown sparks harvest crises in Pakistan, India
Anadolu Agency, 10 April
COVID-19: Maintaining food security in Asia Pacific
Inter Press Service News Agency, 16 April
COVID-19 pandemic highlights importance of strengthening Singapore’s food security, say experts
CNA, 19 April
COVID-19 pandemic puts paddy harvesting under threat in Bangladesh
Dhaka Tribune, 14 April
COVID-19 payback: Pakistan flour industry calls for tax exemptions in light of ‘hard work’ during pandemic
Food Navigator Asia, 22 April
COVID-19: Some foreign workers feel ‘safer’ in dorms, others lament lack of enforcement, cramped spaces
Today Online, 17 April
COVID-19: ‘Suraksha Stores’ to meet daily needs on anvil
Times of India, 12 April
Data | 96% migrant workers did not get rations from the government, 90% did not receive wages during lockdown: survey
The Hindu, 20 April
Deliveroo says its top rider earned S$7,095 in March, but other riders sceptical
Today, 20 April
DITO pushes to address food security during enhanced community quarantine
Inquirer.Net, 18 April
Economists anticipate food shortage if pandemic prolongs
Geo News, 02 April
ECoR dispatches 191 train-load of rice during lock down
The Hindu, 28 April
Ensuring food security in the COVID-19 era
The Asean Post, 14 April
Excess stocks of the food corporation of India must be released to the poor
The Indian EXPRESS, 09 April
Experts: Bangladesh’s food security not at stake, access to all needs to be ensured
Dhaka Tribune, 13 April
Farmers are at their wits’ end
The Hindu, 07 April
Food for the poor
The Sentinel, 01 April
Food Rights Activists ask why Delhi hasn’t distributed additional food grains
The Wire, 16 April
Food security at stake
The Tribune India, 03 April
Food security fears starting to threaten Asian rice exports
Manila Bulletin, 04 April
Food security in the time of COVID-19
Inquirer.Net, 06 April
For Indian migrants in the Gulf it is a financial rather than a health crisis
Open Democracy, 20 April
How India’s food-based safety net is responding to the COVID-19 lockdown
IFPRI Blog, 06 April
ICAR assessing impact of COVID-19 lockdown on agriculture, allied sectors
Outlook India, 05 April
‘I just want to go home’: the desperate millions hit by Modi’s brutal lockdown
The Guardian, 04 April
Impossible foods, beyond meat eye bigger cut of COVID-19 driven growth in Asia’s plant-based foods segment
South China Morning Post, 26 April
In India, coronavirus fans religious hatred
The New York Times, 12 April
India Besieged
Project Syndicate, 06 April
India may be forgetting over 100 million people in its coronavirus relief measures
Quartz India, 17 April
Indians try to flee unsanitary, overcrowded COVID-19 quarantine centres
CNA, 24 April
India’s coronavirus relief plan could leave millions without food aid, activists say
National Post, 10 April
India’s food security discussed at WTO amidst COVID-19 pandemic
The Hindu Business Line, 02 April
India’s food system in the time of COVID-19
Economic & Political Weekly, 11 April
India’s ration story: mounting stocks but hungry mouths
Rediff, 17 April
India COVID-19 lockdown means no food or work for rural poor
Al Jazeera, 03 April
Indian farmers struggle to harvest, sell crops during COVID restrictions
VOA News, 08 April
Lockdown causes labour shortage in harvest time
The Financial Express, 10 April
Machines come to rescue amid lockdown-linked labourer problem
The Hindu, 21 April
Maximum lockdown pain for the densely populated Maximum City
Times of India, 12 April
Migrant workers’ dorms were always ticking time bombs. Singapore’s failure to act sooner is inexcusable.
Rice Media, 06 April
Migrant workers in MCO: On daily wages, in a daily life-or-death battle
The Star, 12 April
Migrant workers returning home could spread coronavirus in sub-continent
Times of India, 12 April
Migrant workers sprayed with disinfectant in one Indian state
CNN, 01 April
Mobility restrictions may disrupt food distribution to some regions
The Jakarta Post, 09 April
‘More than 100mn excluded from PDS as govt uses outdated census 2011 data’
IndiaSpend, 16 April
More than 400 people turned away on first day of enforced restricted entry at 4 wet markets: NEA
CNA, 24 April
NEA to provide S$500 to hawkers who get on food delivery platforms during circuit breaker period
Today Online, 18 April
‘New and lasting habits’: Singapore’s online shopping surge will persist after COVID-19
Food Navigator Asia, 29 April
No escape from environmental distress as migrants return home in pandemic lockdown
Mongabay News, 07 April
No food, no money – millions struggling for food in India
CGTN, 27 April
‘No profit, no food’: lockdown in Kabul prompts hunger fears
The Guardian, 01 April
No regular income for 74% low-earning families in Ahmedabad since lockdown, finds IIM survey
The Print, 15 April
Not all migrant workers received dry rations
The Hindu, 18 April
Packed with migrant workers, dormitories fuel coronavirus in Singapore
The New York Times, 28 April
Pakistan doctors beaten by police as they despair of ‘untreatable’ pandemic
The Guardian, 09 April
Partial lockdown from today: MHA issues SOP for agriculture, industry
The Wire, 19 April
Perishables take toll on farmers
The Financial Express, 05 April
Powered by fear, Indians embrace coronavirus lockdown
The New York Times, 19 April
President greets people on harvest festivals, lauds contribution of farmers
Times of India, 13 April
Primark and Matalan among retailers allegedly cancelling £2.4bn orders in ‘catastrophic’ move for Bangladesh
The Guardian, 02 April
PM: No food crisis in Bangladesh
Dhaka Tribune, 13 April
PM to wealthy, affluent: Distribute relief in a coordinated manner
Dhaka Tribune, 13 April
Punjab tops in transporting food grains during lock down
The Economic Times, 05 April
Returning migrants a threat to rural areas: MHA
The Hindu, 27 April
Rice export continues despite pandemic and natural disasters
Nhân Dân, 21 April
Rice exports from India fall amid coronavirus lockdown
Grain Mart News, 07 April
Rice-ing concern: COVID-19 creates supply and price volatility for Asia’s most ‘cost-sensitive’ crop
Food Navigator-Asia.com, 22 April
Rumour of food running out at school leads to near-stampede in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri
The Hindu, 20 April
Sabah food security: failing to prepare is preparing to fail
The Star, 08 April
Sabah vegetables for Kuala Lumpur market soon, says state Agriculture Minister
The Star, 13 April
Safeguarding Singapore’s food security at the national and household levels during coronavirus pandemic
The Straits Times, 06 April
‘Serious consequences’: ASEAN COVID-19 lockdowns heighten food supply fears
Food Navigator Asia, 01 April
‘Shoot them dead’: Duterte warns against violating lockdown
Al Jazeera, 01 April
Singapore had a model coronavirus response, then cases spiked. What happened?
CNN, 19 April
Slum in Bengaluru sealed after 10 people test positive for COVID-19
NDTV, 23 April
South Asia: Governments must protect livelihoods from COVID-19
MarketScreener, 07 April
Staple foods safe, but masks, sanitizer gone from markets as consumer behavior shifts
The Jakarta Post, 02 April
State govts working to ensure home delivery of essential items in COVID-19 hotspots
Times of India, 12 April
Supporting Cambodian farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic
International Fund for Agricultural Development, 17 April
Thailand has no plans to restrict rice exports: official
Vietnam Plus, 03 April
Thailand’s COVID-19 ‘war’: Local food production centre of focus as government guarantees supplies
Food Navigator Asia, 06 April
The Big Read: Global supply chain shock has farmers dumping food as consumers fret over shortages, price hikes
Today Online, 18 April
The COVID-19 crisis in India
College de France, 13 April
The hidden cost of a pandemic
Fortune India, 05 April
The pandemic exposes India’s apathy toward migrant workers
The Atlantic, 12 April
Vietnam’s ‘rice ATMs’ help the poor affected by virus lockdown
Al Jazeera, 13 April
Virus reveals mistakes Singapore has made with migrant workers
South China Morning Post, 24 April
We need a food security body
The Star, 15 April
‘We’re in a prison’: Singapore’s migrant workers suffer as COVID-19 surges back
The Guardian, 23 April
What does the COVID-19 lockdown mean for food security?
The Wire, 06 April
Why Asia’s wet markets are being unfairly targeted in bad pandemic press
South China Morning Post, 25 April
Will coronavirus lockdown cause food shortages in India?
BBC News, 07 April
MARCH 2020
320 million children worldwide missing out on meals due to COVID-19: WFP
DownToEarth, 24 March
APMC Mumbai to shut fruit, vegetable markets every Thursday till month end
The Economic Times, 19 March
Changing lives in times of uncertainty: how innovative agriculture builds resilience
IFAD, 30 March
Chaos and hunger amid India coronavirus lockdown
Al Jazeera, 27 March
COVID-19 could impact food security in Sri Lanka
Colombo Gazette , 21 March
COVID-19 impact: India Inc launches startup to feed the poor
The Economic Times , 27 March
COVID-19: India Supreme Court asks government to prevent migration of people due to coronavirus
World Asia, 31 March
COVID-19: Kerala starts delivering free food at doorsteps by setting up community kitchens
Deccan Herald, 28 March
COVID-19 lockdown risks lives in the Philippines
Asia Times, 22 March
COVID-19: Lockdown triggers reverse migration in Karnataka
The Hindu, 27 March
COVID-19 pandemic: India has little to fear about its food security
MoneyControl.com, 24 March
DA asks for add’l P31B to ensure food security amid COVID-19
GMA News Online, 25 March
Don’t allow the coronavirus to open up another front
IFAD, 31 March
Farmers left stranded with fruit and veggies lying in the fields
The Economic Times, 27 March
Farm workers, agriculture companies exempted from lockdown: Home Ministry
The Economic Times, 27 March
FCI transports 6.71 lakh tonnes of food grains during lockdown
The Economic Times , 30 March
Food security fears are starting to threaten Asian rice exports
Bloomberg, 31 March
For a billion Indians, lockdown has not prevented tragedy
The Guardian, 29 March
For India’s laborers, coronavirus lockdown is an order to starve
The New York Times, 30 March
Garment workers face destitution as COVID-19 closes factories
The Guardian, 19 March
Govt exempts procurement agencies, mandis, farming operations, farm workers from lockdown rules
The Economic Times, 27 March
India is enforcing the harshest and most extensive COVID-19 lockdown in the world
Quartz India, 31 March
India’s coronavirus lockdown leaves vast numbers stranded and hungry
The New York Times, 29 March
India’s coronavirus lockdown will hit women and migrant workers hardest
The Conversation, 26 March
India’s exodus of starving migrant workers ‘a bigger problem than coronavirus itself’, say judges
Independent, 30 March
India Lockdown: About 1,600 fruit, vegetable mandis functioning; 300 more to operate from Friday, says Agri Min
The Economic Times, 26 March
India racked by greatest exodus since partition due to coronavirus
The Guardian, 30 March
India tries to stem migrant worker exodus amid coronavirus lockdown
The Wall Street Journal, 29 March
Journalists capture heartbreaking images of jobless migrants walking home after COVID-19 lockdown
News18.com, 26 March
Lockdown may not be enough to contain coronavirus spread in India: Rajan
The Economic Times, 27 March
Mass exodus, rising count: In first weekend under lockdown, India adjusts to new normal
The Economic Times, 29 March
Mass exodus sparks coronavirus concerns in India
CNN, 30 March
Modi govt’s COVID-19 package not enough, people need food security: Sachin Pilot
The Print, 31 March
Modi seeks ‘forgiveness’ from India’s poor over COVID-19 lockdown
Al Jazeera , 29 March
No work, no money: how self-isolation due to COVID-19 pandemic punishes the poor in Indonesia
The Conversation, 20 March
Pakatan MPs press Putrajaya for info on food security, travel ban during COVID-19 shutdown
MalayMail, 17 March
Rice mills come to standstill despite exemption from lockdown
The Economic Times, 26 March
SC asks govt: What steps taken to stop exodus of workers?
The Times of India, 31 March
Thai rice exports get a boost from global COVID-19 scare
National Thailand, 13 March
Vietnam suspends rice exports to ensure food security
VN Express, 25 March
Vietnam to stockpile 270,000 tonnes rice to ensure food security amid virus spread
National Post, 27 March
‘We will starve here’: India’s poor flee cities in mass exodus
Bloomberg, 30 March
Worried about coronavirus, India tries to head off a mass Hindu pilgrimage
The New York Times, 19 March
AFRICA
NOVEMBER 2020
COVID-19 worsening food insecurity, driving displacement
Modern Diplomacy, 11 November
Embracing technology can power Africa’s post-COVID recovery
African Business, 16 November
FG pledges to ensure food security in post COVID-19 era: Nigeria
The Nation, 18 November
Mitigating the COVID-19 fallout in Africa through infrastructure investment
Triple Pundit, 13 November
Nigeria: Boost Food Production, Analysts Urge Govt as Inflation Hits 14.23%
All Africa, 17 November
Trash for cash: South Africans fight hunger with digital currency
World Economic Forum, 18 November
WFP says heavy flooding worsens food insecurity in South Sudan
Xinhuanet, 18 November
JULY 2020
$165 Million COVID-19 Grant For Ethiopia By African Development Fund
EABW News, 03 July
Calls mount for solidarity with Africa as Covid-19 worsens livelihood of poor Africans
IOL, 04 July
Civil society groups that mobilised around COVID-19 face important choices
Daily Maverick, 05 July
Coronavirus – Africa: Amid COVID-19, African church leaders say availing quality seeds to farmers can help beat food insecurity
Africa News, 03 July
Coronavirus – Egypt: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Launches a Euro15 Million Project in Egypt with The German Development Bank
Africa News, 27 July
Coronavirus – Africa: World food Programme (WFP) East Africa COVID-19 Update, 23 July 2020
EIN Presswire, 24 July
Coronavirus: Kenya beats back desert locust upsurge for now, but East Africa remains at risk
Africa News, 28 July
Coronavirus – South Africa: Building African Economic Resilience is key for Continental Prosperity, says Minister Patel in briefing African Union Ministers
Africa News, 28 July
Food security and Covid-19: What next for the country?
The Star, 06 July
Has COVID-19 Sparked Another Revolution in Zanzibar?
The Elephant, 04 July
More than 19 mln people can face food insecurity in west, central Africa: Report
DownToEarth, 22 July
Preventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa
Mail & Guardian, 02 July
S Africa Highlights Plans For Economic Growth Post COVID-19
Republic World, 26 July
SA school nutrition programme has resumed: Motshekga
Times Live, 05 July
South Africa faces mass hunger if efforts to offset impact of COVID-19 are eased
Medical Press, 27 July
Taking It Slow in the Kwazulu-Natal Midlands
Slow Food, 03 July
Trapped in Crises: Millions of People in Congo Face Acute Food Insecurity
Slow Food, 27 July
Will COVID-19 Be a Wake Up Call for Africa’s Largest Economy?
Brink, 26 July
JUNE 2020
Africa: Assessing the COVID-19 Impact on SMEs and Preparing for a New Normal
AllAfrica, 22 June
African experts urge a ‘special focus’ on agriculture in post-COVID recovery
Alliance for Science, 16 June
Africa is facing a food crisis due to COVID-19. These seeds could help prevent it
World Economic Forum, 30 June
Analysis-ready satellite data for all of Africa to support COVID-19 response and recovery
Geospatial World, 15 June
A Technology Win in the Fight For Food Security
AgWeb, 07 June
Coronavirus – Africa: Fighting COVID-19 in Africa’s informal settlements
EIN News, 08 June
Coronavirus – Africa: Joint Statement on the Role of a Sustainable Ocean Economy in a post-COVID-19 World
CNBC Africa, 08 June
Coronavirus – Food Safety Day: Everyone has a role to play
CNBC Africa, 07 June
Coronavirus in Africa: 209,380 cases; 5,689 deaths; 95,084 recoveries
Africa News, 11 June
Covid-19 cases climb to 73,533 in SA with 88 more deaths
Times Live, 16 June
COVID-19 compounds crisis facing Somalia
CGTN Africa, 17 June
COVID-19 disrupts Africa’s seed supply, threatening food security
Genetic Literacy Project 24 June
Covid-19 exposes SA to accelerated food-security threat, says FairPlay
Independent Online, 25 June
COVID-19: Food prices hit 15.03% high in 2 years
The Guardian, 07 June
COVID-19: How the pandemic is disrupting agriculture systems & food security in Africa
CNBC Africa, 25 June
COVID-19 IMPACT: Livelihood of Egyptian small farmers plagued by remittance slump
Egypt Today, 25 June
Covid-19 is teaching us how to design healthier cities
Mail & Guardian, 15 June
COVID-19 Spread Speeding up in Africa, WHO says
VOA News, 12 June
COVID-19 Threatens to Push 33 Million Children in Africa Into Poverty, Warns Save the Children
Global Citizen, 15 June
COVID -19’s impact on the livelihoods of informal traders in Zimbabwe
Modern Diplomacy, 16 June
Decline of global remittances hits rural families hardest
The Herald, 16 June
Economic impact of COVID-19: Protecting Africa’s food systems from farm to fork
Brookings, 19 June
End food insecurity across Africa through agricultural change
The Africa Report, 30 June
EU offers Kenya 73 mln USD to contain spread of COVID-19
Xinhuanet, 08 June
FAO calls for immediate investment to sustain Africa’s agriculture post Covid-19
Times of India, 03 June
Food security in Africa during COVID-19
The Reporter, 13 June
Govt To Launch Programmes Supporting Youth Investments In Agribusiness
Capital FM Kenya, 08 June
[IN NUMBERS] Coronavirus Update: COVID-19 In Africa
Forbes Africa, 10 June
Kenya coronavirus cases hit record high
The EastAfrican, 17 June
Kenya roots for functional food trade system amid COVID-19 disruptions
Xinhuanet, 07 June
Lockdown: President loses support, 60% of SA citizens concerned about food security – survey
All4Women, 17 June
Malawi COVID-19 Cases Rise as Citizens Return from South Africa
VOA News, 02 June
Multiplying crises: The coronavirus in Sudan
ECFR, 08 June
Nigeria’s Inflation Rises on Food Costs and Weak Currency
Bloomberg, 17 June
Opinion: NGOs are withdrawing from Africa when surge capacity is needed most
Devex, 23 June
SADC Regional Response to COVID-19 Pandemic Bulletin No. 6
SADC, 06 June
SA records sharp drop in foreign direct investment
Business Day, 17 June
South Africa: MEC Ivan Meyer On Food Safety As Shared Responsibility During COVID-19 Pandemic
AllAfrica, 07 June
Staple food prices continue to increase in Sudan
Dabanga, 05 June
State concern for food security queried amid deep budget cuts
The Standard, 16 June
The Critical Role of Women in Avoiding a Covid-19 “Food Pandemic” in sub-Saharan Africa
IPS News, 24 June
UN chief: COVID-19 compounds dire situation in Mali, Sahel
CTV News, 05 June
UNICEF West and Central Africa Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report No. 3
UNICEF, 05 June
US-Africa Coronavirus Fight Is Multi-Front Battle
VOA News, 04 June
U.S. farming body and Zambian firm partner aim to boost crop yields
The Chronicle Herald, 21 June
WHO regional director urges supply chain focus to ensure food safety
Food Safety News, 12 June
WFP Kenya COVID-19 Supply Chain and Markets Update
WFP, 12 June
World Bank’s Response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in Africa
World Bank, 02 June
MAY 2020
Africa in the news: Burundi, Benin, South Sudan, and COVID-19 updates
Brookings, 23 May
Africa: Inadequate Diets Are Making Populations Vulnerable to COVID-19
allAfrica, 18 May
AGCO Agriculture Foundation Launches COVID-19 Aid Program with $100,000 Donation to the World Food Program USA
Financial Post, 21 May
Al-Mashat: COVID-19 acted as ‘catalyst’ for innovation in Africa
Egypt Today, 23 May
A novel idea: integrating urban and rural safety nets in Africa during the pandemic
The Conversation, 03 May
Amid lockdown fears, COVID-19 threatens Ethiopia’s urban poor
Ethiopian Insight, 04 May
Cameroon Eases Coronavirus Lockdown, But Neighbors Block Access
VOA News, 01 May
Community forum battles to feed the hungry in Bonteheuwel
Daily Maverick, 25 May
Coronavirus – Africa: Addressing the impacts of COVID-19 in food crises (May update)
Africa News, 18 May
Coronavirus – Africa: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) makes gains in the fight against Desert Locusts in East Africa and Yemen but threat of a food security crisis remains
Africa News, 11 May
Coronavirus, floods and locust swarms: Kenya is fighting a ‘triple whammy’ of crises
CNBC, 18 May
Coronavirus: South Africa Covid-19 deaths ‘to soar’ in coming months
BBC, 20 May
Coronavirus – South Africa: Minister Thoko Didiza – Outcome of the Coronavirus Covid-19 Agricultural Disaster Fund application process
Africa News, 18 May
Covid-19 and African children: The untold story
Mail & Guardian, 04 May
Covid-19 and Aviation in Africa – What is the new possible?
Lexology, 19 May
COVID-19 could deepen food insecurity, malnutrition in Africa
Reliefweb, 14 May
‘COVID-19 could deepen malnutrition in Africa’
Anadolu Agency, 15 May
COVID-19 could infect more than 200 million in Africa: WHO study
Daily Sabah, 15 May
COVID-19 endangers Africa’s rural economies as conservation efforts come under strain
DW, 28 May
COVID: FAO needs $350m to avert rising hunger
BusinessGhana, 19 May
Covid-19 in Africa: The good news and the bad
Mail & Guardian, 02 May
Covid-19: Kenya’s cases rise to 1,214 as 22 more test positive
The East African, 24 May
COVID-19 Poses Disproportionate Threat To African Women
The Organization for World Peace, 18 May
COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices in urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya
Harvard Dataverse
COVID-19 response must target African ag and the rural poor
Africa Times, 17 May
COVID-19 to reverse southern Africa’s industrial, trade gains: SADC official
Xinhua, 29 May
COVID-19 underscores need to overhaul social policies across Africa
International Growth Centre, May 2020
Distributing food parcels the M4Jam way
Business Maverick, 17 May
East & Horn of Africa: IPC Food Security Phase Classification, Desert Locusts & COVID-19
Reliefweb, 19 May
East Africa preparing to face twin ‘Biblical plagues’: COVID-19 and desert locusts
Crux, 06 May
Eastleigh residents protest containment measures
Daily Nation, 12 May
EXCLUSIVE: Lockdown disaster dwarfs Covid-19, say SA actuaries
Financial Mail, 05 May
Explainer: why COVID-19 provides a lesson for Africa to fund social assistance
The Conversation, 03 May
Famine in the time of pandemic
The Whig, 01 May
Father and son feeding scheme in Newclare a beacon of hope during Covid-19 lockdown
Daily Maverick, 14 May
Fear of COVID-19 Slows Trucking in East Africa
Voa News, 21 May
Foodgrains bank working to prevent famine
The Whig, 29 May
Food insecurity in West Africa could leave 43 million at risk as coronavirus hits
UN News, 05 May
Food Sector Workers Fight For Survival While Companies Rush To Make COVID-19 Donations – Union
New Zimbabwe, 25 May
Food Security: €188m African Development Bank loan to boost COVID-19 response
Farmers Review Africa, 22 May
Forgotten newspaper hawkers to get food relief
Times Live, 23 May
Gauteng informal traders losing hope of accessing Covid-19 relief
Daily Maverick, 19 May
Ghana lifts the lockdown: Has the government reneged on its commitment to contain COVID-19 at all costs?
International Growth Centre, May 2020
“Global solidarity with Africa is an imperative”
UN, 20 May
Hope for Africa During Covid-19 Pandemic
YaleGlobal, 26 May
How red tape is hampering the hungry from receiving food in South Africa
Daily Maverick, 05 May
How the threat of COVID-19 is affecting people across Africa
World Economic Forum, 06 May
Hunger looms thanks to Covid red tape and rigid supply lines
Financial Mail, 22 May
In vast Kenya camp, refugee journalists on coronavirus front line
Al Jazeera, 27 May
Just hoping coronavirus will bypass Africa, would be a deadly mistake
Modern Diplomacy, 22 May
Kenya slum demolition sparks protests amid virus restrictions
Africa News, 12 May
Life has become unbearable for migrants in SA amid coronavirus lockdown
News 24, 27 May
Lockdown Diaries: The politics of food parcels in Cape Town
Daily Maverick, 13 May
Lockdown in South Africa can no longer be justified
Daily Maverick, 13 May
Lockdown measures gazetted
The Herald, 19 May
Lockdown: One in three adults in SA goes to bed hungry, according to latest research
News 24, 20 May
Mozambique’s response to COVID-19: Challenges and questions
International Growth Centre, May 2020
Not all of Jo’burg’s street traders can sell their wares under lockdown
Mail & Guardian, 18 May
Over 15 000 farmers approved for COVID-19 relief fund
The South African, 18 May
Over 50,000 deaths registered during lockdown unrelated to Covid-19
Times Live, 19 May
Pandemic Poses Double Challenges for African Pastoralists
VOA News, 28 May
‘People are more scared of hunger’: coronavirus is just one more threat in Nigeria
The Guardian, 15 May
READ IN FULL: Ramaphosa announces eased restrictions
Business Day, 24 May
Retool annual budgets toward agriculture production and expand food reserves, as COVID-19 exacerbates food scarcity, urges African Development Institute seminar
Africa News, 22 May
SADC states need to secure food for citizenry during COVID-19 lockdowns
The Southern Times, 01 May
Sassa tells frustrated R350 relief grant applicants to ‘give payment process more time’
Times Live, 27 May
Seven ways technology can ensure food security
Daily Nation, 23 May
Smallholders get R500m approved for Covid-19 agri disaster fund
Bizcommunity, 19 May
Solidarity Fund changes tack on food aid
Sunday Times, 24 May
South Africa: End Bias in COVID-19 Food Aid
Human Rights Watch, 20 May
South Africa’s 24-hour trend report – 18 May 2020
Daily Maverick, 19 May
South Africa’s rand firmer as COVID-19 vaccine hopes boost risk demand
Nasdaq, 19 May
Strengthening Agriculture and Food Security in Senegal in the Face of the COVID-19 Crisis
Modern Diplomacy, 14 May
The Dangers Lockdowns Pose Across Africa
US News, 06 May
The Latest: South Africa has backlog of nearly 100,000 tests
570 News, 29 May
Turning the tide: We need to work in order not to starve
Daily Maverick, 12 May
Under COVID-19 lockdowns, 32 million Africans would be severely food deprived
London School of Economics and Political Science, 11 May
Up to 2-million jobs could be lost in Gauteng’s version of Great Depression
Business Day, 19 May
Villagers run on empty as Covid-19 lockdown drags on
Daily Maverick, 12 May
‘We can’t turn them away’: the family kitchen fighting lockdown hunger in Zimbabwe
The Guardian, 20 May
We wanted to know how coronavirus affects Nairobi’s slum residents. What we found
The Conversation, 05 May
What impact will Covid-19 have on food security in Africa?
African Law & Business, 12 May
What South Africa needs to forge a resilient social compact for Covid-19
The Conversation, 13 May
With no deaths, Namibia to further ease coronavirus lockdown
Daily Maverick, 29 May
Why covid-19 seems to spread more slowly in Africa
The Economist, 16 May
APRIL 2020
3 tons of food were burned in Zimbabwe by police trying to enforce social distancing
Business Insider South Africa, 16 April
‘Afraid, but my spaza’s open’
Mail and Guardian, 08 April
Africa: Coronavirus – IFAD Chief and Idris Elba join to help farmers
allAfrica, 20 April
Africa: fragile African health systems face COVID-19 catastrophe
allAfrica, 01 April
Alexandra residents queueing for food parcels, fed with rubber bullets
The South African, 14 April
ANC members accused of selling food parcels, giving them to friends
City Press, 26 April
An increase in liquor store burglaries giving Cele a headache
Time Live, 12 April
At war with COVID-19: opportunities for Africa?
Mail & Guardian, 23 April
A virus without borders: “is Africa fully prepared to embrace the fight against the pandemic of the 21st century?”
Front Page Africa, 26 April
Boost for Kenya’s farmers as children lend a hand during coronavirus
Reuters, 18 April
Border closures cause delays in moving goods across East Africa
The East African, 08 April
Burkina Faso crisis and COVID-19 concerns highlight pressure on Sahel food security
UN News, 02 April
Call for child grant increase to ease lockdown food crisis
Daily Maverick, 18 April
‘Cash and food – not more soldiers’
Daily Maverick, 23 April
Chaos, misery as Kenyans hit hard by Nairobi order
Daily Nation, 08 April
Clashes between cops and shops over COVID-19 lockdown
Times Live, 05 April
Congo’s lockdown extension bites traders
AfricaNews, 27 April
Coronavirus in Africa: what happens next?
The Guardian, 08 April
Coronavirus: South Africa deploys 70,000 troops to enforce lockdown
BBC News, 22 April
Coronavirus surges in Djibouti as population ignores measures
Al Jazeera, 24 April
County re-opens livestock markets
Standard Digital Media, 13 April
COVID-19: Are agricultural workers being protected?
GroundUp, 01 April
COVID-19: City of Cape Town and national government bicker over housing of refugees
Daily Maverick, 08 April
COVID-19: Dambuza youth donate groceries to locked down street hawkers
GroundUp, 03 April
COVID-19 economic and food security implications in East Africa
ReliefWeb, 01 April
COVID-19: Ethiopia to quarantine over 20,000 street dwellers
Daily Nation, 11 April
COVID-19 Exclusive: Lesotho’s Majoro pleads with Basotho not to return home
Eye Witness News, 15 April
COVID-19: FAO and African Union commit to safeguarding food security amid crisis
Relief Web, 16 April
COVID-19: Filthy toilets, no water… fighting the virus in Upington’s informal settlements
GroundUp, 03 April
COVID-19 food crisis: funding to feed only 32 kids out of 600 under age of 5 in Touws River
IOL, 24 April
COVID-19: Food security and wellness are likely to be compromised
City Press, 03 April
COVID-19: Homeless immigrants say they were rounded up by officials, driven around and dumped
GroundUp, 20 April
COVID-19 in Africa: navigating short and long term strategies
African Arguments, 22 April
COVID-19: Inequality and violence
Daily Maverick, 08 April
COVID-19: Informal traders will need support after the lockdown
Daily Maverick, 23 April
COVID-19: Lagos assures residents of adequate food supply
The Nation, 05 April
COVID-19 lockdown needs to protect inner-city communities
Daily Maverick, 03 April
COVID-19: Moroccan NGO delivers food aid to single mothers
AfricaNews, 14 April
COVID-19 pandemic: A potential threat to global food security?
AgriBusiness, 01 April
COVID-19: “People are going on like there is no crisis” in Masiphumelele
GroundUp, 21 April
COVID-19: Police use rubber bullets to stop homeless people leaving camp
GroundUp, 07 April
COVID-19: Protest action threatened as informal traders receive ‘preferential’ treatment
GroundUp, 10 April
COVID-19 responses in Africa might include migrants and refugees
Daily Maverick, 08 April
COVID-19: SASSA runs out of food parcels in Uitenhage
GroundUp, 22 April
COVID-19 shouldn’t lead to food crisis in Africa, AGRA President warns
News Ghana, 07 April
COVID-19: Spaza shop owners under pressure to stay open after hours
GroundUp, 10 April
COVID-19: Supermarkets turn away customers with high body temperature
New Zimbabwe, 05 April
COVID-19 threatens to starve Africa
Bloomberg, 27 April
COVID-19: Why buying time was vital
Mail & Guardian, 16 April
COVID-19 will have a negative impact on food security – Experts
Premium Times, 09 April
Dan Kriek: we need to monitor food security as closely as our health
News24, 05 April
Delivery of essentials delayed by lockdown
The Namibian, 09 April
Diaspora remittances collapse
NewsdzeZimbabwe, 06 April
Distressed farmers to get access to R1.2bn government grant
Business Day, 06 April
Doctors sue Zimbabwe government over lack of COVID-19 protective equipment
The Guardian, 09 April
Dodgy meals – it’s not what it looks like, says supplier
Daily Maverick, 21 April
Dome Market shut down after traders failed to observe social distancing
Myjoyonline.com, 04 April
DR Congo’s children already threatened by killer epidemics, now comes coronavirus
VOA News, 02 April
Dying of hunger or falling ill: Africa’s dilemma facing the coronavirus
Standard Digital Media, 15 April
East Africa: EAC wants foods security uplifted
allAfrica, 15 April
Economic impact of COVID-19 on tourism and remittances: Insights from Egypt
IFPRI Blog Post, 01 April
‘Emphasis on value chain, home-grown food prepares Nigeria for COVID-19’
The Guardian, 13 April
Fear and frustration mounting as Eastern Cape communities await food parcels
Maverick Citizen, 09 April
Figures of the week: Perceptions of COVID-19 in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria
Africa in Focus, 02 April
Food parcel discrimination under scrutiny as Western Cape becomes COVID-19 epicentre
Daily Maverick, 24 April
Food prices stable in Kigali, fail in upcountry districts
The New Times, 04 April
Food rations to 1.4 million refugees cut in Uganda due to funding shortfall
The Guardian, 14 April
Food relief for nearly 100 000 people in Gauteng since lockdown – Makhura
News24, 16 April
Food truck looting threatens to exacerbate hunger in Western Cape
Daily Maverick, 23 April
Food trucks looted as lockdown enters its fourth week
Time Live, 20 April
For the thousands in ‘Spruit’ Covid-19 has no meaning on an empty stomach
Daily Maverick, 30 April
Foreigners targeted in Central African Republic as coronavirus fears grow
The Guardian, 10 April
Fresh headache for Harare as SA states deport illegal settlers
The EastAfrican, 19 April
Fruit and vegetables impounded during Zimbabwe lockdown
Times Live, 03 April
Govt targets producing 415 000 tonnes of wheat
The Herald, 04 April
Hostels and campsites pressed into service as lockdown shelters for homeless
Daily Maverick, 03 April
‘Huge’ numbers of people stopped trying to get to homes in EC
Times Live, 10 April
Hundreds detained in Zimbabwe for breaking lockdown rules
Times Live, 02 April
Hunger in time of protests, looting: ‘People are looking all over for food’
News24, 15 April
Hunger rages as SA told lockdown lift will be incremental
Daily Maverick, 17 April
‘I am going to buy extra food’ – Diepsloot residents rejoice at six-month grant increase
News24, 22 April
‘If it comes, it will overwhelm us’: Malawi braces for coronavirus
The Guardian, 03 April
Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on vegetable value chains in Ethiopia
IFPRI Blog Post, 13 April
Improving the living conditions of cash transfer agents could curb the spread of COVID-19
African Arguments, 15 April
INSIDE LABOUR: A terrible choice – coronavirus or hunger
Fin24, 17 April
‘Instead of Coronavirus, the Hunger Will Kill Us.’ A Global Food Crisis Looms.
The New York Times, 22 April
‘It’s an invisible disaster’: Gift of the Givers food parcels, soup kitchens help prevent lockdown hunger
News24, 18 April
Kenyans in China cry for help as they face stigma
Daily Nation, 11 April
Kenya’s slums are a haven for viruses: here’s what we know
The Conversation, 05 April
‘Killing in the name of corona’: death toll soars from Kenya’s curfew crackdown
The Washington Post, 16 April
Law enforcers kill and brutalist during SA lockdown
New Frame, 07 April
Libya: Coronavirus outbreak could be ‘catastrophic’ for migrants
Al Jazeera, 04 April
Libya: humanitarian crisis worsening amid deepening conflict and COVID-19 threat
UNHCR, 03 April
Life in lockdown: Poverty keeps informal settlements residents from staying home
News24, 03 April
‘Life now is so difficult’: Food prices rocket amid DRC lockdown
Al Jazeera, 17 April
Lockdown: A quarter of South Africans have no money for food – survey
News24, 26 April
Lockdowns’ effects are political. Restrictions on the poor always are.
African Arguments, 20 April
Lockdown: Gauteng govt gives 120 000 families food hampers
News24, 20 April
Lockdown heroes feed hungry kids
Mail & Guardian, 02 April
Lockdown: Humanitarian groups call for more funds towards essential food items
News24, 04 April
Lockdown: Informal settlement dwellers feel the pinch as 2-week extension kicks in
News24, 16 April
Lockdown laws draconian, excessive
The Zimbabwe Independent, 03 April
Lockdown leaves ‘piecemeal workers’ hungry and afraid
News24, 20 April
LOCKDOWN: Nigerians groan as food prices rise
Vanguard, 05 April
Lockdown: Street vendor says she can now feed family of 17 under relaxed regulations
News24, 06 April
Lockdown: The number of people going hungry in Gauteng has doubled
News24, 14 April
Lockdown: We want food, kids chant as Mitchells Plain residents protest
News24, 14 April
Lockdown: Workers face uncertain future
The Zimbabwe Independent, 04 April
Locked-down farmers fear starvation
Mail & Guardian, 23 April
Looters escape with cash registers, money, groceries after hitting Cape Town supermarket
News24, 14 April
Maize, egg prices rise on Uganda border
Business Daily Africa, 09 April
Marketing your produce during COVID-19 crisis
Daily Nation, 04 April
Merciless evictions continue in Durban
New Frame, 08 April
Millions face hunger as African cities impose coronavirus lockdowns
National Post, 16 April
‘My children are starving’ – Waste pickers fear starvation and poverty during lockdown
News24, 15 April
NGOs pivot to COVID-19 prevention in refugee camps
Inter Press Service News Agency, 07 April
Nigeria: How coronavirus lockdown Is affecting Nigeria’s food systems
allAfrica, 13 April
Nigeria: Maintaining Food Security
allAfrica, 23 April
Nigeria’s elite ‘above the law’ as the poor struggle with COVID-19 measures
Global Voices, 02 April
Nigeria: rice farmers assure Nigerians of rice supply during lockdown
allAfrica, 01 April
‘No risk yet’ to SA’s rice and wheat imports
Independent Online, 14 April
Nyeri philanthropist promoting urban agriculture to enhance food security
Kenya News Agency, 23 April
Of protests and polls: Malawi’s very political pandemic
African Arguments, 21 April
Old age grants hold together many a household
Daily Maverick, 15 April
One size fits all? Why lockdowns might not be Africa’s best bet.
African Arguments, 22 April
OPINION: Extrusion – one of the solutions for the looming humanitarian food crisis during COVID-19
News24, 05 April
‘Our people need to eat. They need to earn a living’ – Ramaphosa
Fin24, 23 April
Over 100,000 Nakuru residents to benefit from new food and medical relief supplies voucher system
Kenya News Agency, 23 April
‘People are crying out for help’ – charity relies on grace, kindness to help feed the hungry
News24, 22 April
People are desperate and turning to crime to make a living, say experts
Times Live, 17 April
Photographing poverty’s pandemic: ‘It’s a different beast in South Africa’
The Guardian, 13 April
Police water cannons used to fumigate Harare
The Herald, 04 April
Provinces brace for ‘thinning’ of settlements in COVID-19 fight
Times Live, 05 April
Provinces give Sisulu’s mass relocation plan the cold shoulder
Times Live, 12 April
Ramaphosa addresses hunger and social distress with massive financial boost
Daily Maverick, 22 April
Ramaphosa, please increase the child support grant for the next 6 months
Independent Online, 15 April
SA lockdown: Coercing the poor, coddling the rich?
Mail & Guardian, 20 April
Securing food systems and trade in Zambia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute, April 2020
Senegal’s street children among those most at risk for COVID-19
VOA News, 09 April
Should we be worried about wheat supplies?
Fin24, 23 April
Sidla imbuya ngothi (We are very poor): Child Support Grants and COVID-19
Daily Maverick, 20 April
Social protection responses to the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa
The Conversation, 06 April
Solidarity fund ‘overwhelmed’ by calls for hunger help
Daily Maverick, 23 April
Solidarity Fund to roll out food relief for vulnerable households
Business Day, 09 April
South Africa’s response to COVID-19 worsens the plight of waste reclaimers
The Conversation, 01 April
South Sudan fears for food security as COVID-19 hits world’s poorest country
Crux, 25 April
Soweto suburbs are worlds apart as life changes under lockdown
Times Live, 05 April
Spaza shops grateful regulations were relaxed but say ‘we are still struggling’
News24, 05 April
Spaza shop owners in Port Elizabeth fear police raids
New Frame, 08 April
Special COVID-19 grants for informal sector and infrastructure
New Era Live, 10 April
State bans unplanned food distribution after Kibra chaos
Standard Media, 11 April
State should ensure every Kenyan has food during this difficult time
Standard Media, 10 April
Strand Hotel and PnP Namibia bring hope amidst COVID-19 lockdown
New Era Live, 08 April
Sundays River Valley ill-equipped for COVID-19
New Frame, 07 April
Surrendering Africa to this scourge means it will never be controlled
Independent.ie, 13 April
Survey reveals worst hit sector
Standard Media, 10 April
The biggest lockdown threat: Hunger, hunger, everywhere
MSN/Daily Maverick, 17 April
The global crisis is just starting to affect Africa
Mail & Guardian, 17 April
The impact of COVID-19 on the Ghanaian agri-food system and food supply chain: How can Ghana take advantage of this ‘Blessing in Disguise’
Modern Ghana, 09 April
The impact of the lockdown on food prices
Daily Maverick, 21 April
The impact of South Africa’s lockdown on the spread of COVID-19
Daily Maverick, 09 April
Thousands of food parcels for families in need
Maverick Citizen, 03 April
Tiger Brands coronavirus closure may just be the first, chamber warns
Fin24, 16 April
Townships in lockdown — but poor South Africans fear hunger more than COVID-19
The Times, 17 April
Trade within Africa will help maintain food security through the pandemic, FAO says
Devex, 23 April
Trucks delivering food parcels ambushed and looted in Bonteheuwel
Daily Maverick, 20 April
Ugandan officials arrested for inflating relief food prices
The East African, 09 April
UN seeks $21 million for food security in Zimbabwe amid lockdown
VOA News, 02 April
UN warns mass hunger facing West Africa will worsen as coronavirus takes hold
VOA News, 02 April
UNHCR stepping up coronavirus prevention measures for displaced across East, Horn and Great Lakes region of Africa
UNHCR, 07 April
Violence and looting point to food crisis in S. Africa lockdown
France24, 18 April
Virus choking off supply of what Africa needs most: Food
Midland Reporter Telegram, 15 April
Waste pickers reclaim their power
Mail & Guardian, 08 April
We are fighting over hot pies while children have no food
News24, 20 April
We can use technology to distribute Covid-19 relief food
Daily Nation, 15 April
‘We have nothing’: as lockdown bites, migrants in Tunisia feel the pinch
The Guardian, 16 April
We’ll close down markets if traders fail to practice social distancing
My News Ghana, 05 April
Western Cape govt calls for Sassa to reopen some offices as food protests escalate
News24, 16 April
‘We will starve’: Zimbabwe’s poor full of misgiving over COVID-19 lockdown
The Guardian, 03 April
What policy interventions have been implemented to support SA agriculture?
Daily Maverick, 20 April
Why COVID-19 is another blow for Kenya’s food security
The Conversation, 20 April
Will COVID-19 derail the African country?
Project Syndicate, 07 April
You can now send a Shoprite grocery voucher straight to someone’s phone
Business Insider South Africa, 06 April
Zimbabwe fears returnees will rev up coronavirus spread
The EastAfrican, 05 April
Zimbabwe’s shattered economy poses a serious challenge to fighting COVID-19
The Conversation, 12 April
MARCH 2020
Africa: Keeping people fed in a time of COVID-19 lockdowns
AllAfrica, 26 March
As COVID-19 cases increase, Kenyans flee cities, seeking safety
CRUX – Taking the Catholic Pulse, 31 March
As the coronavirus arrives in Africa, fragile economies are bracing for the worst
CNBC, 19 March
Case of public violence opened against protesting FS healthcare workers
News24.com, 31 March
Coronavirus prevention measures turn violent in parts of Africa as nations go into lockdown
Time, 28 March
Coronavirus: no major concern for global food security yet
TheAfricaReport, 27 March
COVID-19 could kill millions in Africa without immediate action: UN chief
RFI, 28 March
COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade
IFPRI Blog, 31 March
COVID-19 measures, daily laborers and their nutrition
Blog – Analysis, 23 March
COVID-19 poses extreme threat to people shackled in Nigeria
Human Rights Watch, 30 March
COVID-19 scare: Transport hurdles, labour scarcity to hit supply of fruit, vegetables
The Economic Times, 25 March
COVID-19: Security forces will ensure compliance to contain COVID-19 spread
FAAPA, 28 March
COVID-19 virus spread prompts food insecurity fears in Africa
Cornell Alliance for Science, 26 March
COVID-19: “We can’t stay inside when we have no toilets”
GroundUp, 31 March
Crisis sees Cape Town suburbs reach across the great social divide
Maverick Citizen, 31 March
Death and distress at social grant payout points
Maverick Citizen, 31 March
Developing countries face economic collapse in COVID-19 fight: UN
Al Jazeera, 30 March
Ensuring that hunger goes not kill more people than COVID-19 in Africa
SAHEL Consulting, 25 March
Fighting COVID-19 in Africa will be different
BCG, 26 March
Fighting COVID-19: Will SA’s lockdown work (and what does that mean)?
Daily Maverick, 31 March
Food crisis could hit after battle against COVID-19 is won
Ghana News Agency, 25 March
Food security a priority during lockdown – Didiza
Jacarandafm, 24 March
Food supply secure, but exporting farmers in for tough time amid COVID-19
Herald Live, 29 March
Game, Makro and associated retailers freeze prices for essentials during lockdown
Fin24, 30 March
Government will give spaza shops money – but they must register with SARS
Business Insider SA, 31 March
How coronavirus will affect SA’s food supply
Fin24, 24 March
How COVID-19 impacts food security in SSA
CNBC Africa, 27 March
How will COVID-19 affect Africa’s food systems?
African Arguments, 25 March
‘How will we survive?’: health woes deepen Zimbabwe COVID-19 fear
Al Jazeera, 23 March
Infected: the impact of the coronavirus on the Middle East and North Africa
European Council on Foreign Relations, 19 March
In pictures: How COVID-19 outbreak affected S African fishermen
Al Jazeera, 22 March
Kenya assures of food security despite COVID-19 pandemic
China.org.cn, 31 March
Lest we forget the informal sector during COVID-19
Business Day, 31 March
Lockdown responses, from farm workers to sex workers to civil society
Maverick Citizen, 31 March
Lockdown: They’re riding around the country hunting the poor and vulnerable
Maverick Citizen, 31 March
Namib Mills Responds to food security concerns amid COVID-19
Namibia Economist, 25 March
New front: Worry over COVID-19 spreading in African refugee camps
Al Jazeera, 29 March
Panic buying may disrupt SA’s food supply system
The Star, 25 March
Panic buying underscores South Africa’s inequalities
University of Cape Town, 23 March
Replicating global responses to COVID-19 many not work for Africa
Institute for Security Studies, 30 March
South African Jesuit: Informal settlements ‘perfect storm’ for COVID-19
CRUX – taking the Catholic Pulse, 24 March
South African police fire rubber bullets at shoppers amid lockdown
The Guardian, 28 March
State seeks to ensure food security in COVID-19 war
Daily Nation, 30 march
Sudan Key Message Update: Sudan imposes transportation limits amid COVID-19 outbreak and large food security crisis, March 2020
ReliefWeb, 31 March
Surviving COVID-19: fragility, resilience and inequality in Zimbabwe
African Arguments, 27 March
The dark past of SA’s armed forces casts a shadow over their lockdown actions
Maverick Citizen, 31 March
The impact of COVID-19 on food security in Nigeria
African Harvesters, 17 March
The lockdown regulations are not a ban on all informal traders
Daily Maverick, 30 March
Two Shoprite stores closed for violating coronavirus safety regulations
Fin24, 30 March
Virus revives Africa’s food supply, falling number of farmers fears
The East African, 04 March
Ways to protect food system amid COVID-19 pandemic
Daily Nation, 26 March
‘We don’t work, we don’t eat’: Informal workers face stark choices as Africa’s largest megacity shuts down
CNN, 31 March
‘We’ll die of hunger first’: despair as Zimbabwe lockdown begins
Al Jazeera, 30 March
We Ugandans are used to lockdowns and poor healthcare. But we’re terrified.
The Guardian, 29 March
LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
NOVEMBER 2020
Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean Poised for Transformational Changes
Modern Diplomacy, 16 November
Latin America and the Caribbean – Weekly Situation Update
Relief Web, 9 November
COVID-19: Brazil deploys army to help protect Indigenous people
Al Jazeera, 02 July
Criminalizing Hunger
New Internationalist, 27 July
Investors drop Brazil meat giants JBS
The Guardian, 28 July
‘It’s a tsunami’: pandemic leaves vulnerable Latin America reeling
The Guardian, 05 July
Pandemic tests resilience of islands’ food supply chains
Cayman Compass, 28 July
Populists Inflame the Coronavirus Outbreak Across Latin America
The New Yorker, 02 July
The Perfect Brazilian Storm
Valdai, 22 July
UPDATE 1-Carrefour Brasil sees e-commerce pick-up; shares jump after results
Reuters, 28 July
JUNE 2020
Agribusiness grows in pandemic, becomes more attractive
ANBA, 05 June
Amazon poor go hungry as Brazil slashes social safety net, cuts forests: Study
Mongabay, 11 June
Chile Renews State Of Catastrophe For 90 More Days Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Republic World, 16 June
Coronavirus Outbreaks at Border Put Haitian Migrants at Risk
The New York Times, 16 June
Coronavirus update: Global death toll tops 380,000 as Brazil records biggest one-day increase since start of outbreak
Market Watch, 03 June
COVID-19 Is Hitting Brazil’s Indigenous People Hard, With Tragic Implications for Climate Change
Ecosystem Marketplace, 25 June
Feeding the people in times of Pandemic: The Food Sovereignty Approach in Nicaragua
COHA, 22 June
Haiti’s Stability in Peril without Strong Response to COVID-19, Legal Expert Tells Security Council
UN, 19 June
It’s Covid Code Red in Latin America With No Signs of Peaking
Bloomberg, 05 June
It’s Not Just Covid That Has Hondurans Starving. It’s Also U.S. Policy.
In These Times, 22 June
Known unknowns: The challenge of collecting COVID-19 data in Venezuela
The New Humanitarian, 04 June
Latin America & The Caribbean – Weekly Situation Update (8-14 June 2020) As of June 15 2020
OCHA, 15 June
Millions weather food insecurity due to pandemic
Shine, 18 June
Mixing food with politics: how COVID-19 exposed inequalities in Brazil’s food supply chain
LSE, 19 June
Scientists rush to defend Venezuelan colleagues threatened over coronavirus study
ScienceMag, 02 June
The Free Market Can’t Prevent Latin America’s Coming Food Crisis
Jacobin, 11 June
Venezuela: Humanitarians rapidly scale up response to the COVID-19 pandemic
OCHA, 07 June
Virus ‘hunger pandemic’ threatens Latin America: UN
France 24, 16 June
‘We’re invisible’: Peru’s moment of reckoning on informal workers
CS Monitor, 30 June
MAY 2020
A continent divided: How COVID-19 will change the face of South America
Cherwell, 15 May
Argentina cordons off virus-hit slum as critics decry ‘ghettoes for poor people’
The Guardian, 27 May
As Covid-19 crisis grows, Latin America’s basic ecclesial communities step up to help
America Magazine, 04 May
As COVID-19 takes off in Latin America, Amazon indigenous groups fear the worst
The New Humanitarian, 11 May
At least 14 million people could go hungry in Latin America due to coronavirus: UN
Global News, 28 May
Brazil chicken exports fall yet prospects good due to China, halal market
Financial Post, 11 May
Brazil deaths may surpass 125,000 by August: Coronavirus updates
Al Jazeera, 26 May
Brazil is the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America. Rural communities have it worse.
America Magazine, 27 May
Brazil now 2nd to US in world in COVID cases
ABC News, 22 May
Brazil’s pork exports increase with 28.4% despite pandemic
Pig Progress, 22 May
Brazil Reports Record Number of COVID-19 Cases & Over 1,000 Deaths Within 24 Hours
Democracy Now, 29 May
Brazilian Mayor Fears “Genocide” from COVID-19, Accuses Bolsonaro of “Crime Against Humanity”
Democracy Now, 21 May
Brazilian poultry exports grow 5.1% despite Covid-19
Poultry World, 18 May
Chilean food exports weather Covid-19 storm
Eurofruit, 07 May
Chile’s hospitals under strain as cases near 70,000: Live updates
Al Jazeera, 24 May
COVID-19 and CARICOM Food Security
Stabroek News, 11 May
COVID-19 compounds a long list of problems in Guatemala
The New Humanitarian, 04 May
COVID-19: Millions at risk of severe food insecurity in Latin America and Caribbean
World Food Programme, 27 May
Disease Is Ravaging the $25 Billion Banana Industry
Yahoo Finance, 22 May
Economic Emergency Follows COVID-19 Tragedy in Ecuador
Leaders League, 25 May
Ecuador Grapples with Food Sovereignty
Nacla, 28 May
FACTBOX 5/19/20: Latin America moves to mitigate impact of COVID-19
Finance, 19 May
FACTBOX 5/26/20: Latin America moves to mitigate impact of COVID-19
Latin Finance, 26 May
Farmers in El Salvador adapt livelihoods to the new realities of COVID-19
FAO, 11 May
Guatemala angry over coronavirus-infected deportees: Live updates
Al Jazeera, 21 May
Guatemala’s white flags indicate pandemic’s deadly side-effect: hunger
The Guardian, 22 May
‘Hubs of infection’: how Covid-19 spread through Latin America’s markets
The Guardian, 17 May
LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN Weekly Situation Update (27 April – 3 May 2020)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 04 May
Latin America named virus new epicenter
China Daily, 24 May
‘Perfect storm’: Haiti COVID-19 peak set to collide with hurricanes
National Post, 15 May
Peru coronavirus cases surge past 100,000: Live updates
Al Jazeera, 20 May
South America a new COVID epicenter, Africa reaches 100,000 cases
Reuters, 22 May
South America at centre of pandemic, says WHO – as it happened
The Guardian, 23 May
Strikes and protests by Brazilian nurses amid explosion of COVID-19 cases
World Socialist Web Site, 22 May
Venezuela health system ‘grossly unprepared’ for COVID-19 crisis
Al Jazeera, 26 May
Venezuela’s Apparent Respite from COVID-19 May Not Last Long
VOA News, 27 May
‘We’re all on death row now’: Latin America’s prisons reel from Covid-19
The Guardian, 16 May
World Bank Helps Haiti Alleviate Food Insecurity During Covid-19 Pandemic
Caribbean National Weekly, 23 May
APRIL 2020
A pandemic quiets mariachis and tourism in Mexico City
National Geographic, 15 April
Colombian farmers donate zinc rice to coronavirus-stricken cartagena
CGIAR, 09 April
Coronavirus pain: Declining US consumer demand hurts Mexico
Al Jazeera, 17 April
COVID-19 and food security | In Brazil, will emergency aid be enough to guarantee access to food for the country’s poor?
Agricultural Research for Development, 24 April
Ecuador city runs out of coffins amid COVID-19 crisis
The Jakarta Post, 06 April
Ecuador is a grisly sign of how COVID-19 will devastate the global south
World Politics Review, 09 April
Honduras aims to ensure food supply with plantings on unoccupied land
Reuters, 08 April
In Northern Triangle, rising food insecurity tests NGO adaptability
Devex, 20 April
Pandemic upends lives of Latin America’s domestic workers
Jamaica Observer, 29 April
Paraguayans go hungry as coronavirus lockdown ravages livelihoods
The Guardian, 12 April
“People are dying in the streets”: Ecuador struggles to cope with COVID-19 as cases skyrocket
Democracy Now, 08 April
Returning Venezuelans in squalid quarantine face uncertain future
The Guardian, 16 April
Rio’s favelas count the cost as deadly spread of COVID-19 hits city’s poor
The Guardian, 25 April
Venezuelans return home as coronavirus piles more misery on migrants
The Guardian, 12 April
MARCH 2020
Brazil’s peak soybean export season collides with COVID-19
Successful Farming, 23 March
Coronavirus and food security in the Caribbean
The Jamaica Gleaner, 22 March
Coronavirus: food for the poor responds to urgent requests
Outbreak News Today, 29 March
COVID-19’s warning about supply chains, food security and Bernard Lodge
The Jamaica Gleaner, 22 March
Five ways that COVID-19 has changed what food insecurity looks like in the Caribbean
Forbes, 31 March
Food security and COVID-19 school closures in the Caribbean
Loop News Barbados, 18 March
How will coronavirus affect our food? The pandemic and our food systems, a dispatch from Mexico
Food Tank, March
‘I can’t stop’: In vast informal economy, pandemic adds to pressure
New York Times, 30 March
IICA Director: regional food security at stake in COVID-19 crisis
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, 23 March
Member states to boost food production to lessen COVID-19 impact
CARICOM at work, 23 March
Revisiting food security amidst COVID-19 pandemic
The Jamaica Gleaner, 29 March
SVG to launch COVID-19 Food Security and Impact Mitigation Plan
St Lucia News, 13 March
Venezuelan migrants “struggling to survive” amid COVID-19
The Lancet, 28 March
MIDDLE EAST & GULF
NOVEMBER 2020
Activists protest against total closure in Lebanon
Arab News, 18 November
Food crisis deepens in Afghanistan with 42% of the population now facing acute hunger
Relief Web, 12 November
Palestinians Hits by COVID-19, but They Have Greater Things to Worry About
Haaretz, 02 November
Yemen Situation Update
Relief Web, 11 November
JULY 2020
Complex Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security in Iraq
MENAFN, 03 July
COVID-19: 97 medical staff die from virus as humanitarian crisis worsens in Yemen
Euro News, 25 July
Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria: sinking together?
MDC, 27 July
UAE Buys Thousands of Uruguay Dairy Cows to Boost Food Security
BNN Bloomberg, 05 July
United Nations agencies sound alarm over food shortage crisis expected in Yemen
Global News, 25 July
JUNE 2020
A Package Full of Misery for the Iranian Economy
Iran Focus, 13 June
Bangladesh faces a crisis in remittances amid COVID-19
The European Sting, 17 June
Canada pledges $40M to ‘avert catastrophe’ in Yemen
CBC, 02 June
Civil War, Starvation, And COVID-19: Yemen’s Fate Now Heavily Dependent On Its Local Proxies
The Organization for World Peace, 22 June
COVID-19: An additional three million children in Afghanistan need help to survive in 2020, warns Save the Children
Save the Children, 11 June
Covid-19 and Migrant Workers: The great wage robbery
The Daily Star, 16 June
COVID-19 deepens the crisis in war-torn Yemen
Mail & Guardian, 08 June
Covid-19 has squeezed migrants’ remittances to their families
Economist, 15 June
Covid-19: IOM calls for supporting migrants, remittance-dependent communities
The Daily Star, 16 June
Fear of remittance flow hitting historic low
Dhaka Tribune, 16 June
India’s Coronavirus Migration Crisis
Daily JSTOR, 17 June
In Yemen, families suffer as COVID-19 dries up money from abroad
The New Humanitarian, 16 June
Iran marks new daily record in coronavirus cases: Live updates
Al Jazeera, 04 June
Iran: Signs of New Protests Against Rise in Prices
Asharq Al-Awsat, 15 June
Migrants, families need help now more than ever
The Daily Star, 17 June
Qatar achieves miraculous progress in food security: official
Gulf Times, 07 June
Saudi Arabia Continues Proactive Development Measures In Yemen During COVID-19 Pandemic
Stockhouse, 03 June
Saudi Food Security Safely Overcomes Repercussions of COVID-19
Asharq Al-Awsat, 23 June
The fight against COVID-19: helping save lives in Yemen
Government of Germany, 02 June
UN Food Agency Calls for Aid to Prevent Another Syria Exodus
The New York Times, 25 June
MAY 2020
Afghanistan distributes free bread as prices soar amid coronavirus
National Post, 05 May
Assad attempts to weaponize COVID-19 in Syria
The Hill, 27 May
Coronavirus could kill 190,000 in Africa, WHO warns: Live updates
Al Jazeera, 07 May
Coronavirus: UAE steps up local production and trade partnerships amid outbreak
The National, 19 May
COVID-19 in Qatar: Government says sufficient food and consumer goods for one year
Food Navigator Asia, 06 May
COVID-19 Poses Formidable Threat for Fragile States in the Middle East and North Africa
International Monetary Fund, 13 May
COVID-19 Tunnel Vision in Arabia: Yemen’s Regional Crisis in the Midst of a Global Pandemic
Wilson Center, 27 May
E-commerce in Saudi Arabia: Food sales surge amid COVID-19 pandemic
Food Navigator Asia, 06 May
Food crisis likely to worsen in the Middle East and North Africa as COVID-19 continues [EN/AR]
Reliefweb, 27 May
Food security in the time of coronavirus: A Eurasianet briefing
Eurasianet, 07 May
How Covid-19 is honing Kuwait’s focus on food security
Oxford Business Group, 04 May
Lockdowns prompt further food insecurity in war-torn countries
Daily Sabah, 18 May
Middle East fears a coronavirus surge amid Eid celebrations
The Guardian, 24 May
New lockdown in Iran after coronavirus spike: Live updates
Al Jazeera, 10 May
Palestinian Authority eases lockdown measures as coronavirus cases decline
The Irish Times, 29 May
Pandemic curdles Saudi Arabia’s plans to exit oil economy
Business Day, 21 May
Saudi Arabia sets $533 million for agriculture imports
Middle East Monitor, 06 May
Turkey’s food supply not threatened by COVID-19 pandemic, UN says
Daily Sabah, 07 May
UN urges US$2.4 billion to help Yemen cope with war and virus
CTV News, 29 May
Yemen: Coronavirus transmission likely widespread, decimating ‘collapsed’ health system, UN warns
UN News, 22 May
Yemen could face ‘catastrophic’ food situation as pandemic worsens: FAO
The Chronicle Herald, 18 May
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government pleads for coronavirus aid
The Chronicle Herald, 18 May
APRIL 2020
Coronavirus ‘disaster in the making’ in war-torn Syria
Al Jazeera, 13 April
Coronavirus fears terrify and impoverish migrants in the Persian Gulf
The New York Times, 13 April
Coronavirus | Indian labourers in GCC countries are in dire need of help, say experts
The Hindu, 11 April
Coronavirus pandemic threatens to plunge millions in Arab region into poverty and food insecurity
UN News, 01 April
COVID-19 concerns: UAE assures citizens of six-month food supply and import objectives
Food Navigator Asia, 08 April
COVID-19 in UAE: Fresh food markets and confectionery stores resume business after weeks of closure
Food Navigator Asia, 24 April
Don’t pay heed to whispers about food shortages
Gulf News, 08 April
Dubai’s intense COVID-19 lockdown requires an exhaustive police permit to go outside
Business Insider, 12 April
Gulf’s migrant workers left stranded and struggling by coronavirus outbreak
National Post, 14 April
‘I’m trapped’: the UAE migrant workers left stranded by COVID-19 job losses
The Guardian, 20 April
Migrant workers bear brunt of coronavirus pandemic in Gulf
The Guardian, 19 April
Migrant workers in cramped Gulf dorms fear infection
The Economist, 23 April
Mitigating the impact of COVID-19: Poverty and food insecurity in the Arab region
ReliefWeb, 01 April
Pakistan starts repatriating UAE-based nationals stranded by coronavirus
National Post, 19 April
Spaza shop owners in Delft clear out amid looting fears
Times Live, 22 April
Syrian refugees adapt to life under coronavirus lockdown in Jordan camps
UNHRC, 02 April
UAE enacts law regulating food stockpiles
MENAFN, 01 April
Virus, expats and Ramadan stress test food security in Gulf
Bloomberg Quint, 16 April
MARCH 2020
Fresh From Iran’s Coronavirus Zone, Now Moving Across Afghanistan
The New York Times, 26 March
Human Rights Watch worried for health and safety of migrants in Persian Gulf region
VOA News, 31 March
ITALY
JULY 2020
Italy extends state of emergency over coronavirus: Live updates
Aljazeera, 28 July
JUNE 2020
Italy reports 43 new deaths from novel coronavirus
Anadolu Agency, 17 June
The impact of the quarantine on the Italian fresh-cut segment
Horti Daily, 08 June
MAY 2020
Coronavirus: Italy’s undeclared workers turn to food banks as jobs dry up during lockdown
Euronews, 22 May
The rushed easing of lockdown measures could devastate Italy
Al Jazeera, 29 May
APRIL 2020
‘A beautiful thing’: African migrants getting healthy food to Italians
The Guardian, 01 April
Mafia distributes food to Italy’s struggling residents
The Guardian, 10 April
Masks, meals and Skype: self-isolating in Sicily – a photo essay
The Guardian, 03 April
Why the mafia are taking care of everyone’s business
The Guardian, 25 April
MARCH 2020
COVID-19 and closed borders: Italy’s agriculture at risk
Worldcrunch, 25 March
COVID-19 lockdown in Italy brings critical promotion season to a standstill
Olive Oil Times, 11 March
Farmers call for measures to secure food production as COVID-19 crisis bites
EURACTIV, 19 March
FAO hand in hand with Italy in the fight against COVID-19
FAO, 23 March
Italy’s poultry industry paying high price for COVID-19
WATTAgNet, 13 March
Italy sets aside €400m for food vouchers as social unrest mounts
The Guardian, 29 March
