Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala: Call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families

Francisco Ceballos, Manuel Hernandez and Cynthia Paz

Chapter 8 in COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later, 2022, pp 54-57 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: In early 2020, Guatemala reacted swiftly to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. It was one of the first countries in Latin America to impose strict measures to contain the spread of infection, including travel restrictions and a six-month nationwide lockdown beginning March 21 (eight days after its first reported case), comprising a temporary halt of activities in the private and public sectors, suspension of public transportation, and mobility restrictions, with a strict curfew from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. According to the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT), the country’s measures were among the top five in Latin America in terms of stringency.

Keywords: value chains; income; agricultural products; policies; covid-19; health; social protection; nutrition; food security; poverty; rural areas; household consumption; Guatemala; Latin America; Central America; Northern America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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