The two-way relationship between food systems and the COVID19 pandemic: causes and consequences

Marta G. Rivera-Ferre, Feliu López-i-Gelats, Federica Ravera, Elisa Oteros-Rozas, Marina di Masso, Rosa Binimelis and Hamid El Bilali

Agricultural Systems, 2021, vol. 191, issue C

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the most pressing challenges for humanity. The pandemic is affecting all aspects of human lives and livelihoods, including food. In this context, new research shows the nexus between agri-food systems and the spread of emergent infectious diseases (EID) such as the coronavirus disease while at the same time, shows how the COVID-19 pandemics has heavily impacted food systems.

Keywords: Zoonosis; Social-ecological resilience; Industrial farming; Food security; Food systems; Emerging infectious diseases; Agroecology; Short food supply chains (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103134

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