{"id":875,"date":"2020-03-27T19:47:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T19:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emergingag.com\/?p=875"},"modified":"2020-03-27T19:47:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T19:47:23","slug":"coronavirus-and-the-impact-on-food-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emergingag.com\/fr\/coronavirus-and-the-impact-on-food-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus and the Impact on Food Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cLet\u2019s clap for the farmers, food processors, retailers, delivery services, restaurateurs who are feeding us during the pandemic crisis\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>The daily updates on the health crisis unfolding across continents, countries, cities, homes and families are also increasingly embracing our food supply and diet and we\u2019ve also experienced the queues and concerns over food availability. But this also reflects the broader food system and it\u2019s carefully integrated and managed processes and activities which is being increasingly picked up in reports, articles and blogs. As well, farmers have begun to provide perspectives from around the world, for example, in Italy &#8220;it is the sowing season of spring crops, such as corn and sunflower, also important for summer fruit,&#8221; said the Italian agricultural association Confagricoltura.&#8221;There are many jobs in the fields and the restrictions on movement limit the actions of farm workers&#8221; which poses problems for processing and early harvests of fruits and vegetables. Social distancing measures, including the closure of universities, schools, restaurants and farm stands, is already causing significant shifts in where food is sold. This has also been the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/mar\/25\/uk-farmers-fear-huge-labour-shortfall-despite-interest-in-land-army\">case in the UK<\/a>, where there\u2019s been additional strain as food sales in bars and restaurants has completely dropped off, meaning\u00a0 more people are shopping for their food directly. Consequently, many of the processing\/packing lines cannot cope with<a href=\"https:\/\/globalfarmernetwork.org\/2020\/03\/covid-19-around-the-world-farmer-views\/\">\u00a0retail only demand and the smaller packs.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-872\" style=\"float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/emergingag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/b2ap3_large_Farmers-Market.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"268\" align=\"center\" data-style=\"clear\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emergingag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/b2ap3_large_Farmers-Market.jpg 750w, https:\/\/emergingag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/b2ap3_large_Farmers-Market-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/>The total economic cost of the coronavirus outbreak on local and regional food systems, such as farmers markets, farm-to-school programs, restaurants and food hubs, could total $1.3 billion between March and May of this year, according to a new analysis by researchers at Colorado State University, the University of Missouri, and a former official within USDA&#8217;s Local Food Research and Development Division.<\/p>\n<p>Other analysis has zeroed in on the production and supply issues, as the FAO (Maximo Torero, chief economist) has reported today, noting that harvests have been good and the outlook for staple crops is promising, but a shortage of field workers brought on by the virus crisis and a move towards protectionism \u2013 tariffs and export bans \u2013 mean\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/mar\/22\/tim-lang-interview-professor-of-food-policy-city-university-supply-chain-crisis\">problems could quickly<\/a>\u00a0appear in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2020\/mar\/26\/coronavirus-measures-could-cause-global-food-shortage-un-warns\">coming weeks.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThe worst that can happen is that governments restrict the flow of food,\u201d FAO said. \u201cAll measures against free trade will be counterproductive. Now is not the time for restrictions or putting in place trade barriers. Now is the time to protect the flow of food around the world.\u201d If you\u2019ve a moment, Mr Torero\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/3\/ca8308en\/ca8308en.pdf\">PowerPoint<\/a>, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cHCWKEOwmnc\">video<\/a>\u00a0describe the impact of COVID-19 on food security and nutrition, identifying policy actions to look at to keep the food supply chain alive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-873\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/emergingag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/b2ap3_large_Food-Security.jpeg\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" align=\"center\" data-style=\"clear\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emergingag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/b2ap3_large_Food-Security.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/emergingag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/b2ap3_large_Food-Security-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/emergingag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/b2ap3_large_Food-Security-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/emergingag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/b2ap3_large_Food-Security-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>The Committee on World Food Security\u2019s High Level Panel of Experts has also prepared an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/agrifood.net\/documents\/covid-19\/379-psm-position-paper-on-covid-19\">Issue Paper on COVID-19 and its impacts on food security<\/a>, to provide a brief, preliminary analysis of the likely short, medium, and long-term impacts on our global food system and on food security and nutrition.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/agrifood.net\/\">International Agri-food Network (IAFN)<\/a>, has also posted a position paper on issues in the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>IFPRI is curating a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifpri.org\/spotlight\/ifpri-resources-and-analyses-covid-19-also-known-coronavirus\">series of analyses from IFPRI<\/a>\u00a0researchers and guest contributors on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on national and global food and nutrition security, poverty, and development.<\/p>\n<p>On the research side, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/news-events\/all-news\/our-response-to-covid-19\/\">CGIAR system are providing evidence-based advice and recommendations<\/a>\u00a0on a number of aspects, including ensuring the smooth flow of trade and making full use of the international market as a vital tool to secure food supply and demand; food prices and strengthening market supervision; wild food market regulations to curb the source of the disease; and much more.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLet\u2019s clap for the farmers, food processors, retailers, delivery services, restaurateurs who are feeding us during the pandemic crisis\u201d The daily updates on the health crisis unfolding across continents, countries, cities, homes and families are also increasingly embracing our food supply and diet and we\u2019ve also experienced the queues and concerns over food availability. 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