Global Food Security in a Pandemic: The Case of the New Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Diosey Ramon Lugo-Morin
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Diosey Ramon Lugo-Morin: Research and Postgraduate Studies, Management of Socio-Ecological Systems, Intercultural University of Puebla State, Huehuetla, Puebla 73475, Mexico

World, 2020, vol. 1, issue 2, 1-20

Abstract: The world is currently experiencing a pandemic: a virus in the family Coronaviridae is causing serious respiratory infections in humans. The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the WHO on 11 March 2020. The outbreak began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since spread throughout the world. Despite measures taken by governments throughout the world to contain and control the spread, economic disruption at the global level is imminent and will affect all economic sectors, particularly the food sector. In a post-pandemic scenario, the use of new technologies will be decisive in a new model of food commercialization. The production and distribution of food will be configured to make supply chains optimal and safe systems. Against this background, the present study aims to explore and analyze the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for global food security.

Keywords: food security; covid-19; pandemic; economy; global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G15 G17 G18 L21 L22 L25 L26 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 R51 R52 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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