How small-scale seafood supply chains in Indonesia adapt to COVID-19 disruptions

게시됨 2021년 4월 30일

Tridge 요약

The article highlights the significant challenges small-scale seafood supply chains have faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on the experiences of Rio, a crab and sea snail processor in Indonesia. The disruption caused by the pandemic, including lockdowns, movement restrictions, and shifts in international trade, have led to economic and social impacts on these communities. However, the article also underscores the resilience and adaptability of some sectors, such as pedagang in Indonesia and sea urchin sellers in California, who have pivoted their strategies to connect directly with consumers online or by modifying their fishing methods to cater to local markets. The piece emphasizes the importance of recognizing small-scale fisheries as essential food suppliers, supporting local markets, and leveraging technology to strengthen social networks and adapt to disruptions, including climate change. These findings offer insights into bolstering the resilience of small-scale seafood supply chains globally.

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원본 콘텐츠

In February 2020, Rio (not his real name), a crab and sea snail processor in Langkat regency on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, found his business drying up. Normally at this time of year his business would have been booming from seafood exports to China and Hong Kong for the Lunar New Year festival. Like many others in small-scale seafood supply chains across the world, Rio was feeling the impacts of COVID-19. In the early months of the pandemic, community lockdowns and public health risks combined with restrictions on worker movement and seafood trade forced small-scale fishing communities in several parts of the world to close down their businesses. They were left in a state of economic and social uncertainty.Some small, local seafood vendors, like Indonesian ...

출처: Phys