Publication: COVID-19 and Food Security: Gendered Dimensions
Date
2020-05-19
ISSN
Published
2020-05-19
Author(s)
Montalvao, Joao
Van de Velde, Patricia
Abstract
Across the developing world, the
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic threatens to cause massive
disruptions in food supply chains. The World Food Programme
estimates that by the end of 2020, twu hundred and sixty
five million will face acute food insecurity - twice as many
as before the crisis. Women play a key role in keeping the
food system functional. Their livelihoods also depend on
these jobs, which are primarily concentrated in the informal
sector, and they have little access tosavings andsocial
safety nets. This note highlights women’s contribution to
food supply chains, focusing on women as informal producers
and traders of food. It discusses potential impacts of the
pandemic on their vulnerabilities and policy responses. It
concludes with some early reports on how women along the
food supply chain are rising to the challenge of COVID-19
(Coronavirus), and some considerations for investments in
inclusive food systems.
Citation
“Montalvao, Joao; Van de Velde, Patricia. 2020. COVID-19 and Food Security: Gendered Dimensions. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33813 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”