 The potential intersections of Covid-19, gender and food security in AfricaCheryl Doss, Jemimah Njuki and Helena Mika Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security (Agri-Gender), 2020, vol. 5, issue 1 Abstract: Many responses to Covid-19, both in policy and analysis, fail to consider how gender interacts with implemented measures and their implications for food security in Africa. An understanding of these potential intersections is, however, crucial for a gender-sensitive response that ensures both women’s own food security and their ability to safely perform crucial roles in the food value chain. We draw on evidence from past health crises, reports from the Covid-19 pandemic, and literature on gender and food security, to draw out potential gendered effects across four nodes: production, processing, trading, and consumption. We analyze how gendered structures can lead to an increase in women’s care work, an increase in women’s agricultural work in substitution for import-restricted inputs, a disproportionate financial effect due to women’s prevalence in local markets and street vendor sectors, and consequent health effects due to women’s central role in food preparation and household nutrition. Keywords: Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ags:afgend:361306 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security (Agri-Gender) from Africa Centre for Gender, Social Research and Impact Assessment |
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