Covid-19 Impact on Food Supply
Covid-19 Impact on Food Supply
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has expanded fast and widely over the world since late 2019, has had far-reaching consequences for food security and nutrition. Through a variety of mechanisms, the growing crisis has impacted food systems and jeopardized people's access to food. We have seen not just a significant interruption in food supply chains as a result of lock-downs induced by the worldwide health crisis, but also a significant global economic downturn. These crises have led in reduced earnings and rising food costs, placing food out of reach for many people, removing the right to food, and ultimately starvation (Almena, Fryer, & Bakalis, 2019).
This pandemic has influenced on all actors in the food chain. Deep global economic shocks caused by...
