Despite COVID-19, food consumption remains steady in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

de Brauw, Alan; Hirvonen, Kalle; Abate, Gashaw T.

Despite COVID-19, food consumption remains steady in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Autores

de Brauw, Alan

Hirvonen, Kalle

Abate, Gashaw T.

Editor

International Food Policy Research Institute

Descripción

There is substantial concern that global food insecurity is increasing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Food Programme (WFP), and CGIAR are trying to get a clear picture of the growing challenges people may be facing, but the nature of the pandemic makes data on food security and daily living hard to obtain. Because face-to-face surveys have largely not been possible during the pandemic, much of what we know about actual changes in food security status comes from phone surveys. These surveys suggest large proportions of respondents are facing falling incomes; the World Bank reports declines in incomes and food security where they have conducted phone surveys.

Palabras clave

covid-19, food security, poverty, agricultural production, value chains, nutrition, health, social protection, policies, food consumption, agricultural products