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  • Anticipate, Mitigate, Monitor: A Rapid Research Response for COVID-19 Policy Guidance in Myanmar’s Agrifood System

    Published on October 1, 2020
    Prepared by Joseph Goeb, Mywish Maredia, and Duncan Boughton on behalf of the Myanmar Agricultural Support Activity (MAPSA) research team

  • Malian Farmers’ Access to Fertilizer Is Challenged by COVID-19

    Published on October 1, 2020
    Malian Farmers face greater difficulty accessing fertilizer during COVID-19

  • How Is COVID-19 Worsening Food Insecurity in Mali?

    Published on September 11, 2020
    COVID-19 poses threats on food security in Mali.

  • Why Could the COVID-19 Cotton Crisis Lead to an Economic and Social Crisis in Mali

    Published on July 6, 2020
    This blog post assesses the current cotton crisis in Mali and its potential to wreak havoc on the country's social and economic status.

  • SEED SECURITY RESPONSE TO COVID - 19: now and beyond

    Published on July 3, 2020
    COVID-19 brings new challenges worldwide, including to smallholder farmers and their seed systems.

  • Key findings of the 2020 South Asia survey on the effects of COVID-19

    Published on June 23, 2020
    Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Living in South Asia Region: Findings of the Rapid Assessment Web Survey Conducted in April 2020.

  • Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Lead to a Cotton Crisis in Mali?

    Published on June 15, 2020
    This blog analyzes the potential travesties Malians may face regarding their cotton crop due to COVID-19.

  • Innovation is not an accident.

    Published on June 5, 2020
    Kurt Richter analyzes the success of the innovations of The Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) to fight COVID-19.

  • AFRE Faculty Participate in African Development Bank Session on Agricultural Policy Responses to COVID-19

    Published on May 22, 2020
    The ADBG sponsored event was entitled "Building Resilience in Food Systems and Agricultural Value Chains: Agricultural Policy Responses to COVID-19 in Africa”.

  • Some data and knowledge gaps that limit our ability to respond quickly and precisely to the COVID-19 pandemic

    Published on May 18, 2020
    This blog is a revised version of remarks presented at the African Development Bank’s webinar “COVID-19’s Disruption of Africa’s Transformed Food Supply Chains”, held on May 18, 2020

  • Policy Strategies to support African food supply chains in and after the COVID-19 Crisis

    Published on May 18, 2020
    This blog is a revised version of remarks presented at the African Development Bank’s webinar “COVID-19’s Disruption of Africa’s Transformed Food Supply Chains”, held on May 18, 2020

  • Awareness, Risk Perceptions and Safety Behavior: How are Men and Women in Rural and Urban Africa Responding to COVID-19?

    Published on April 30, 2020
    Analysis of a recent mobile phone survey that looked at perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic in 12 African countries.

  • IAPRI Publish Policy Brief on COVID-19 and its Potential Impact on Zambia's Food System

    Published on April 24, 2020
    The global COVID-19 Pandemic may lead to serious disruptions in Zambia's food system.

  • How Much Economic Pain is too Much in Combating COVID-19 in the Developing World?

    Published on April 14, 2020
    In the absence of immediate and enormous commitments from the global community to support incomes in the developing world, we must ask how much economic pain is too much as we combat the spread of COVID-19 in these countries.

  • Good Practical Thinking About Responding to COVID-19 in Africa

    Published on April 6, 2020
    Reflections on the emerging response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa

  • Using Mobile Phones to do Research in the Time of COVID-19 Lockdowns and Beyond

    Published on April 5, 2020
    The increasing penetration of affordable mobile phones in developing countries is making it possible to conduct meaningful and timely research while working from home.

  • The Need for More Realism in Thinking About Options for COVID-19 Response in Developing Countries

    Published on April 3, 2020
    David Tschirley reflects on a recent McKinsey report on the COVID-19 challenge in Africa

  • How COVID-19 May Disrupt Food Supply Chains in Developing Countries

    Published on April 2, 2020
    An IFPRI blog post written by Tom Reardon, Marc Bellemare, and David Zilberman

  • COVID-19 in the Developing World: Can the Global Community Muster the Political Will to do What is Needed?

    Published on April 1, 2020
    FSG Co-Director and PRCI Director David Tschirley Speaks to the Unprecedented Nature of the Crisis and the Response Needed by the Global Community

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