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A recent study featured in Advances in Food Security and Sustainability reveals that farmers in East Africa have better adapted to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic than their counterparts in Southern Africa. The researchers attribute this resilience to the timing of lockdowns, access to technology, and cultural factors. The pandemic's impact on food systems and farmer behaviors, including shifts towards local production and increased use of digital platforms for market connections, have been examined. The study highlights the need for supporting local input production and diversification in agri-food systems to enhance resilience during crises.
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In a paper published in Advances in Food Security and Sustainability, researchers found that farmers in East Africa (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) were able to better adapt to the impact of COVID-19 than those in the Southern African countries of Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. These regional differences, the researchers said, could largely be explained by the difference in arrival times of lock-down measures, access and adoption of technology and cultural differences in adapting to the new situation.Timing of the pandemicEileen Bogweh Nchanji, a gender specialist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and a co-author of the paper, said that when COVID-19 lockdowns started in southern Africa, it ...
Source: Phys
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