COVID-19 and food insecurity in Africa: A review of the emerging empirical evidence

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dc.creatorTabe-Ojong, Martin Paul
dc.creatorNshakira-Rukundo, Emmanuel
dc.creatorGebrekidan, Bisrat Haile
dc.date2023-06-13
dc.date2023-04-12T21:01:05Z
dc.date2023-04-12T21:01:05Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:28:33Z
dc.descriptionThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risks rolling back many of the efforts and global successes recorded in reducing poverty and food insecurity. We undertake a systematic search and review of the growing microeconomic literature on the association between COVID-19 and food insecurity in Africa, discussing its implications for food policy and research. Furthermore, we review the various coping strategies households employ to build resilience to COVID-19. The evidence indicates that COVID-19 is associated with an increase in food insecurity both ex-ante and ex-durante. Given the covariate nature of COVID-19 and associated control mechanisms, current evidence is short of providing clear causal learning. We provide some potential interesting areas where future efforts can be geared to improve learning on the relationship between COVID-19, food insecurity, and building resilience to shocks.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/129974
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/105518
dc.languageen
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceTabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr.; Nshakira-Rukundo, Emmanuel; and Gebrekidan, Bisrat Haile. 2023. COVID-19 and food insecurity in Africa: A review of the emerging empirical evidence. European Review of Agricultural Economics 50(3): 853-878. https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbad008
dc.subjectcoronavirus
dc.subjectcoronavirus disease
dc.subjectcoronavirinae
dc.subjectcovid-19
dc.subjecteconomic shock
dc.subjectfood insecurity
dc.subjectmicroeconomics
dc.subjectmicroeconomic analysis
dc.subjectresearch
dc.subjectresilience
dc.subjectshock
dc.titleCOVID-19 and food insecurity in Africa: A review of the emerging empirical evidence
dc.typeJournal Article

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