The spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus has prompted food insecurity in West Africa, with some countries already experiencing rising prices, panic-buying and import-export disruptions. Anti-coronavirus pandemic measures such as nationwide lockdowns and border closures compounded food shortages while restrictions on movement and quarantine measures also impeded crop calendars and farmers’ access to markets.
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