COVID-19 and Agrifood Systems Resilience Web Portal
IFIAD COVID-19 and Agrifood Systems Resilience Web Portal
IFIAD is curating this web portal as a focal point for information on:
- IFIAD member responses concerning COVID-19 and agrifood systems
- COVID-19 and agrifood systems resilience and recovery.
- Agrifood system resilience
(noting that many resources on general agrifood system resilience are applicable to resilience issues highlighted by the COVID-19 crisis) - other web portals and resources on COVID-19 and agrifood systems.
With the help of our members, this web portal will be regularly updated with new links to relevant information. These updates will be highlighted on the IFIAD Twitter feed.
IFIAD Member COVID-19 Responses
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- Bord Bia COVID-19 Hub
- Bord Bia Bulletin Series on COVID-19
- Concern Worldwide COVID-19 Response Web Portal
- Department of Food, Agriculture and the Marine (DAFM) COVID-19 Response Information Hub
- Irish Aid/DFAT: Ireland’s contribution to the UN Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID 19
- Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) COVID-19 Web Portal
- Macra na Feirme Statement on COVID-19 Response
- Misean Cara COVID-19 Archives
- Self Help Africa “COVID-19 in Africa” Web Portal
- Teagasc COVID-19 Information Hub
- Teagasc COVID-19 Guidelines for Horticulture Facility Staff
- Teagasc COVID-19 Advice for Equine Businesses
- Teagasc Contribution to the National COVID-19 Response
- Teagasc Regional Labour Exchange Database for COVID-19 Response
- Trócaire News
- National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) COVID-19 Response Information Hub
- University College Cork (UCC) COVID-19 Response Information Hub
- University College Dublin (UCD) SIRC COVID-19 Information Hub
- Vita Statement on COVID-19 Response
COVID-19 and Agrifood Systems Resilience and Recovery
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- urgenci.net – Community Supported Agriculture is a Safe and Resilient Alternative to Industrial Agriculture in the Time of Covid-19. (7 April 2020)
- iegpolicy.com – What should a green agri-food recovery look like? (19 May 2020)
- worldpoliticsreview.com – The Geography of COVID-19 and a Vulnerable Global Food System. (12 May 2020)
- wri.org – Designing the COVID-19 Recovery for a Safer and More Resilient World. (May 2020)
- resilience.org – A Wake-Up Call for Food System Resilience. (27 April 2020)
- euractiv.com – COVID-19: fixing our relationship with food and nature is more important than ever. (17 April 2020)
- ecdpm.org – Can COVID-19 create momentum for sustainable and resilient food systems? (6 April 2020)
- devex.com – COVID-19 highlights need to boost resilience of Africa’s rural poor. (4 May 2020)
- thepoultrysite.com – Nature and food systems in the post-COVID-19 world. (8 May 2020)
- resilience.org – The Vital Role Local Authorities could have in Shaping Food Systems. (6 May 2020)
- nanaimobulletin.com – COVID-19 pandemic is testing global food systems. (8 May 2020)
- theconversation.com – Keeping fish local can help feed communities and support economies. (6 May 2020)
- thehill.com – Fixing the global food system after coronavirus. (3 May 2020)
- fao.org – COVID-19 impacts on the poverty landscape: social protection measures to protect food and nutrition security. (5 May 2020)
- foreignpolicy.com – Poor Countries Need to Think Twice About Social Distancing. (10 April 2020)
- ifpri.org – Global Food Policy Report 2020: Inclusive food systems can help sustainable development and resilience to shocks. (6 April 2020)
- blogs.adb.org – Amid COVID-19, the time to act is now to protect food security. (April 2020)
- fao.org – Tackling COVID-19’s effect on food supply chains in Africa. 23 April 2020)
- brookings.edu – 5 lessons for using universal basic income during a pandemic (13 March 2020)
- techcrunch.com – Kenya turns to M-Pesa mobile-money to stem the spread of COVID-19 (16 March 2020)
- nutritionconnect.org – Redesigning the food system for planetary health. (24 April 2020)
- nutritionconnect.org – Asia’s food chain resilience during Covid-19. (20 April 2020)
- nutritionconnect.org – Mitigating COVID-19’s impact on Africa’s food systems. (16 April 2020)
- nutritionconnect.org – How will Covid-19 change our relationship with food? (14 April 2020)
- nutritionconnect.org – How India’s frontline nutrition programmes are reinventing themselves during the lockdown. (27 April 2020)
- thechicagocouncil.org – Next Generation – The Impact of COVID-19 on the Future of Food Systems in Africa. (1 April 2020)
- gainhealth.org – The COVID-19 Crisis and Food Systems: addressing threats, creating opportunities. (23 March 2020)
- ifpri.org – Addressing COVID-19 impacts on agriculture, food security, and livelihoods in India. (8 April 2020)
- ifpri.org – How COVID-19 may disrupt food supply chains in developing countries. (2 April 2020)
- cta.int – Digital agriculture to help Africa through coronavirus. (28 April 2020)
- a4nh.cgiar.org – The COVID-19 nutritional crisis: What to expect and how to protect. (23 April 2020)
- commondreams.org – The Corporate Food System Is Making the Coronavirus Crisis Worse. (26 April 2020)
- devex.com – How to address the impact of COVID-19 on global food system. (2 April 2020)
- mckinsey.com – Tackling COVID-19 in Africa. (April 2020)
- resilience.org – Four Ways COVID-19 will Change Food Systems and Food Security. (2 April 2020)
- iatp.org – Uprooting the farm crisis in times of COVID-19. (20 April 2020)
- agfundernews.com – How are agrifood tech startups responding to Covid-19? (22 April 2020)
- rockefellerfoundation.org – Five COVID-19 Reflections from a Food System Perspective—and How We Could Take Action. (3 April 2020)
- africanarguments.org – How will COVID-19 affect Africa’s food systems? (25 March 2020)
- clf.jhsph.edu – What the Coronavirus in China Shows Us About Food System Resilience. (28 February 2020)
- fao.org – Local food systems and COVID-19: A look into China’s responses. (8 April 2020)
- project-syndicate.org – Ensuring Food Security in the Era of COVID-19. (1 April 2020)
- renews.biz – COVID-19: Europe launches alliance for green recovery. (14 April 2020)
- systemiq.earth – Global Food Security and Combatting COVID-19. (9 April 2020)
- CGIAR. Responding to Covid-19: CGIAR’s contribution to global response, recovery and resilience (Executive Summary). (May 2020)
- CaLP Network. Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) in COVID-19 contexts. (24 March 2020)
- FAO. Extension and advisory services: at the frontline of the response to COVID-19 to ensure food security. (17 April 2020)
- FAO. How is COVID-19 affecting the fisheries and aquaculture food systems. (10 April 2020)
- FAO. Responding to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on food value chains through efficient logistics. (4 April 2020)
- HPLE. Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN). (24 March 2020)
- PWC & FIA. Maintaining food resilience in a time of uncertainty (7 April 2020)
- SEEP Network. Applying humanitarian standards to fight COVID-19 – Section 7: Markets and Economic Recovery. (March 2020)
- World Bank Group. Assessing the economic impact of COVID-19 and policy reponses in Sub-Saharan Africa. (April 2020)
- Worstell, J. Ecological resilience of food systems in response to the COVID-19 crisis. (19 April 2020)
- Power et al. How Covid-19 has exposed inequalities in the UK food system: The case of UK food and poverty. (3 April 2020)
- Naja, F. & Hamadeh R. Nutrition amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-level framework for action. (20 April 2019)
- World Future Council. The World during and after Covid-19: Statement of the World Future Council. (2020)
- FAO, IFAD, the World Bank, & WFP. Joint Statement on COVID-19 Impacts on Food Security and Nutrition, on the occassion of the Extraordinary G20 Agricultual Ministers Meeting. (21 April 2020).
- iPES-Food. COVID-19 and the crisis in food systems: Symptoms, causes, and potential solutions. (April 2020).
- nycfoodpolicy.org – 10 Webinars on COVID-19 and the Food System to Join This Month. (published on 12 May 2020; webinars held on various dates in May 2020)
- IFAD. Farmers on the Frontline – Building resilience in a post-Coronavirus world. (held on 8 May 2020)
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Agrifood System Resilience
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- European Commission. Farm to Fork Strategy. (20 May 2020)
- USAID. Cash transfers for food security in epidemics: A review of the USAID Food for Peace Response to the Ebola Crisis. (June 2017)
- John Hopkins CLF. Baltimore food systsem resilience advisory report. (August 2017)
- Irish Department of Defence. Strategic Emergency Management Guideline 3 – Critical Infrastructure Resilience. (February 2019)
- CFS. Framework for action for food security and nutrition in protracted crises (13 October 2015)
- CTA. The Digitalisation of African Agriculture Report, 2018-2019 (June 2019)
- FAO & WHO. Sustainable healthy diets – Guiding principles (2019)
- FAO. Sustainable Food Systems – Concept and Framework (2018)
- FAO. Building a common vision for sustainable food and agriculture – Principles and approaches (2014)
- Tendall et al. Foodsystem resilience: Defining the concept. (October 2015)
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Web Portals & Resources on COVID-19 and Agrifood Systems
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- Agriland Irish Farming News COVID News Portal
- CGIAR COVID-19 Web Portal
- DSA Ireland COVID19 Resource Repository
- FAO COVID-19 Web Portal
- FAO Food And Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA) Tool
- FAO Family Farming Knowledge Platform – COVID-19 & Family Farming Web Portal
- Food Security Cluster COVID-19 Web Portal
- Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) Network COVID-19 Resources
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) COVID-19 Web Portal
- IFPRI COVID-19 Web Portal (incl. Food Exports Restrictions Tracker)
- IMF and COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Web Portal (incl. Policy Tracker)
- McKinsey & Company COVID-19 Web Portal 1 – “Coronavirus: Leading through the crisis”
- McKinsey & Company COVID-19 Web Portal 2 – “COVID Response Center”
- N8 Agrifood COVID-19 Web Portal
- Nutrition Connect (GAIN) COVID-19 Blog Series
- OECD COVID-19 Web Portal (incl. COVID-19 Country Policy Tracker)
- United Nations (UN) COVID-19 Web Portal
- UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) COVID-19 Web Portal
- UN Development Programme (UNDP) COVID-19 Web Portal
- UN Environment Programme (UNEP) COVID-19 Web Portal
- UNICEF COVID-19 Web Portal
- USAID COVID-19 Web Portal
- UNSCN COVID-19 Resource List on Food Systems and Nutrition
- World Bank COVID-19 Web Portal
- World Bank Agriculture and Food Web Portal
- World Food Programme (WFP) COVID-19 Web Portal
- WorldFish Response to Coronavirus Web Portal
- World Trade Organisation (WTO) COVID-19 Web Portal
Note: Many of the resources provided on this web portal reflect the opinion or position of individuals and/or organisations both inside and outside of IFIAD, and are not necessarily intended to reflect to collective position of the IFIAD membership.
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