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Broad Topic: Impacts of COVID-19 on Agricultural Sector

References:

1. Title: Impacts of COVID-19 on the Agri-food Sector: Food Security Policies of Asian
Productivity Organization Members

Author/s: Shaikh Tanveer Hossain

Year of Publication: 2020
Name of Journal/Publication: The Journal of Agricultural Sciences - Sri Lanka
Link: http://doi.org/10.4038/jas.v15i2.8794
Notes/Important information: The longer COVID-19 containment measures stay in place, the
more challenging the recovery process will be for ensuring smooth food production, accessibility
to staple food and nutrition and trade among countries

2. Title: The COVID‐19 pandemic and agriculture: Short‐ and long‐run implications for international
trade relations

Author/s: William A. Kerr

Year of Publication: 2020
Name of Journal/Publication: Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics
Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/cjag.12230
Notes/Important information: Based on their COVID‐19 experience, governments may feel that
they are too dependent on foreign sources of supply and may wish to reverse the impacts of
globalization on their food systems.

3. Title: Impact of COVID-19 on the food supply chain

Author/s: Mehmet Seckin Aday

Year of Publication: 2020
Name of Journal/Publication: Food Quality and Safety
Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyaa024
Notes/Important information: Each country must realize the severity of the situation and
sometimes should tighten or loosen the measures according to the spread of the pandemic. The
supply chain also should be flexible enough to respond to the challenges in the food supply
chain.

4. Title: Agricultural trade implications of COVID-19

Author/s: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences

Year of Publication: 2020
 Name of Journal/Publication: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and
Sciences
Link: https://doi.org/10.25814/5c10f882bff78
Notes/Important information: Supply chains have continued, but remain a risk. Most imported
products arrive by sea and seaports have remained open. There have been airfreight
restrictions. Road closures are causing some disruptions.

5. Title: PHILIPPINES: Vibrant Agriculture is Key to Faster Recovery and Poverty Reduction

Author/s: David Llorito

Year of Publication: 2020
Name of Journal/Publication: The World Bank
Link: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/09/09/philippines-vibrant-
agriculture-is-key-to-faster-recovery-and-poverty-reduction
Notes/Important information: The report says that interventions like farm consolidation, better
extension services, e-commerce, and investments in agribusiness start-ups can further advance
modernization of Philippine agriculture.

Question 1: What food areas of agriculture are most affected by COVID-19?

Question 2: How much is the overall loss on agricultural products due to this pandemic?

Question 3: What would the normal production be without this virus?