Blogs

COVID-19 and the informalization of food vending in China by Taiyang Zhong and Steffanie Scott

COVID-19 and the wet market revolution in China by Taiyang Zhong and Jonathan Crush

Covid-19 and protection for women in the Indian informal sector by Shalini Sinha

India: fighting coronavirus in an informal economy by Alyssa Ayres

COVID-19 and informal work in Indonesia’s digital economy by Daniela Rodriguez

The poor lose again: impact of Covid-19 on Africa by Jakkie Cilliers, Marius Oosthuizen, Stellah Kwasi, Kelly Alexander, TK Pooe, Kouassi Yeboua and Jonathan Moyer

South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown regulations and anti‑informality bias by Jane Battersby

How the COVID-19 pandemic will affect informal workers in Kenya by Njeri Kinyanju

COVID-19 and the future of informal sector work by Louise Fox and Landry Signé

The COVID-19 crisis: income support to informal workers by Laura Alfers,  Rachel Moussié and Jenna Harvey

Protecting informal economy workers in time of COVID-19 by Anders Gerdin and Alexandre Kolev

For world’s street vendors, life may never be the same after COVID-19 by Pilar Balbuena and Caroline Skinner

Containing COVID-19’s impact on informal women workers by Rachel Moussié and Silke Staab

Contagion or starvation: informal workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by ILO

Including the informal economy in policy responses to COVID-19 by Gemechu Ayana Aga, Filip Jolevski and Silvia Muzi

Covid-19 spreads through Latin America’s markets by Dan Collyns, Joe Parkin Daniels, Dom Phillips and David Agren

The impacts of COVID-19 on informal workers in South Asia by Hina Shaikh

COVID-19 and a ‘new deal’ for Asia’s informal workers by Changyong Rhee and Era Dabla-Norris

COVID-19 border policies, trade and economic pain by Antoine Bouët and David Laborde

COVID-19 lockdowns threaten Africa’s vital informal urban food trade by Danielle Resnick

COVID-19, tax breaks and the informal economy by Max Gallien and Vanessa van den Boogaard

The failing of COVID-19 prevention measures in informal settlements by Paul Jones

COVID-19 lockdowns and the global migration regime by Jonathan Crush

Will COVID-19 keep out of Africa? by Jonathan Crush

COVID–19 and the Global South by Jonathan Crush, Ann Fitz-Gerald, Hallelujah Lulie, Briony Jones, Anja Osei, Shirin Rai, and Rachel Robinson

Lessons from China: Ensuring no one goes hungry during coronavirus lockdowns by Zhenzhong Si

Is it fair to blame unsanitary wet market conditions in China for the coronavirus outbreak? by Zhenzhong Si

Urban household food security and COVID-19 governance responses in South Africa by Mary Caesar

Who wakes up and worries about food insecurity in the city? by Gareth Haysom

Lockdowns’ effects are political: Restrictions on the poor always are by Graeme Young

Haiti’s gendered internal food economy in the COVID-19 era by Jennifer Vansteenkiste and Widley Presendieu

COVID-19, floods and locusts in Kenya by Elizabeth Onyango

Tackling multiple disasters in an insecure world by Simon Dalby

Pandemic geography: What happens where by Simon Dalby

The New Security Agenda in the time of COVID19 by Simon Dalby

Globalization, pandemics and shared insecurity by Simon Dalby

Lessons from Wuhan? The politics of “intelligence failures” by Simon Dalby

Pandemics, borders and crisis in a globalized world by Simon Dalby

Hunger numbers: Millions need food by Greg Nicolson

One COVID-19 lockdown for the rich, another for the poor by Jeff Rudin

South Africa needs a recalibrated food system post-COVID by Stephen Greenberg

Feeding poor people: The national government has failed South Africa by Jeremy Seekings

COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe: a disaster for farmers by Ian Scoones

Mozambique’s response to COVID-19: Challenges and questions by Miguel Angel Jimenez and Egas Daniel

Averting a COVID-19 disaster in Malawi and building back better by Steve Schmida and Emily Clayton

Coronavirus risks worsening a food crisis in the Sahel and West Africa by Leena Koni Hoffman and Paul Melly

Amid lockdown fears, COVID-19 threatens Ethiopia’s urban poor by Yared Tsegaye

Beyond lockdown: Africa’s options for responding to COVID-19 by Ben Shepherd and Nina van der Mark

Protecting food security in Africa during COVID-19 by Simeon Ehui

Integrating urban and rural safety nets in Africa during the pandemic by Astrid Haas and Rachel Strohm

COVID-19 provides a lesson for Africa to fund social assistance by Gift Dafuleya

COVID-19 and the protection of food security in Africa by Gilbert F. Houngbo

COVID-19 is exacerbating food shortages in Africa by Libby George

COVID-19 underscores need to overhaul social policies across Africa by Nidhi Parekh

A pandemic-driven food crisis in Africa can be prevented by Cedric Habiyaremye

The COVID-19 food crisis in Africa and local farmers by Stephanie Campbell

Food security versus disease risk: the conundrum by Hannah Itcovitz

Why gender matters in COVID-19 responses by Agnes Quisumbing, Neha Kumar, Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Claudia Ringler

COVID-19 and the myth of ‘First’ and ‘Third’ world competence by Steven Friedman

Coronavirus: Another chance to transform the global food trade by Rhonda Ferguson

A very broken food system by Jennifer Clapp

Preventing a COVID-19 food crisis by Carmen Reinhart and Rob Subbaraman

The COVID-19 crisis and the coming food and nutrition crash by Lawrence Haddad

COVID-19 Food Price Monitor and warning signs of stress in local markets by Maule Hernandez, Soonho Kim, Brendan Rice and Rob Vos

Economic pain and combating COVID-19 in the developing world by David Tschirley

A pandemic of hunger by Esther Ngumbi

COVID-19 is a health crisis and a looming food catastrophe by Wandile Sihlobo and Tinashe Kapuya

COVID-19 is expected to be a key driver of acute food insecurity by Emanuela Barbiroglio

COVID-19 amplifies dismantling of food security policies in Brazil by Stéphane Guéneau and Paulo Niederle

Lessons from Brazil’s poor to fight the coronavirus by Marisa Von Bülow

Covid-19, food security and emergency aid in Brazil by Stéphane Guéneau and Catia Grisa

COVID-19, the Caribbean crisis by Diether W. Beuermann, Laura Giles Álvarez, Bridget Hoffmann and Diego Vera-Cossio

Response to COVID-19 in urban slums and rural populations in Latin America by Arachu Castro

Latin America and the Caribbean in the time of COVID-19 by Federico Bonaglia and Sebastian Nieto Parra

Recovery, reactivation and resilience: Confronting COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean by Rossana Polastri

Effects of COVID-19 on employment in Latin America and the Caribbean by Álvaro Altamirano Montoya, Oliver Azuara and Stephanie González Rubio

Covid-19 exposes Latin America’s inequality by Linnea Sandin

COVID-19 and Argentine agriculture by Juan Manuel Villulla

The COVID-19 nutrition crisis: What to expect and how to protect by Derek Headey and Marie Ruel

Why gender-sensitive social protection is critical to the COVID-19 response by Melissa Hidrobo, Neha Kumar, Tai Palermo, Amber Peterman and Shalini Roy

Covid-19 and food security: India and its jobs crisis by Bruno Dorin

Addressing COVID-19 impacts on agriculture, food security, and livelihoods in India by S. Mahendra Dev

Covid-19 in Africa: Navigating short and long term strategies by Marlous van Waijenburg and Ewout Frankema

One size fits all? Why lockdowns might not be Africa’s best bet by James Fairhead and Melissa Leach

Migrant domestic workers: Their COVID-19 burdens by Margareth Sembiring

Government COVID-19 guidelines gamble on the lives of migrant agricultural workers by C. Susana Caxaj, Amy Cohen, Carlos Colindres, Natalie Drolet,  Jenna L. Hennebry and Janet McLaughlin

Why xenophobia is bad for the health of all in South Africa by Jo Vearey

South Africa’s gig drivers left alone at the wheel by Mohammad Amir Anwar

Replicating global responses to COVID-19 may not work for Africa by Stellah Kwasi

Cash and food – not more soldiers by Ruth Hall

Poverty and food insecurity could grow dramatically as COVID-19 spreads by David Laborde, Will Martin and Rob Vos

As aid groups scramble to contain COVID-19, malnutrition set to increase by Andrew Green

Zimbabwe’s shattered economy poses a serious challenge to fighting COVID-19 by Tapiwa Chagonda

Longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on global migration by Erol Yayboke

A financial rather than a health crisis: Indian migrants in the Gulf by S. Irudaya Rajan and H. Arokkiaraj

Coronavirus is the biggest disaster for developing nations in our lifetime by Ian Goldin

Containing COVID19 impacts on Indian agriculture by Peter Carberry and Arabinda Kumar Padhee

Coronavirus lockdown: As hunger grows, the fear of starvation is real by Kabir Agarwal

Lockdowns threaten children’s nutrition: Why extra care is needed by Coretta Jonah, Julian May and Winnie Sambu

South Africa’s one-sided lockdown: coercing the poor, coddling the rich? by Seán Muller

COVID-19: Maintaining food security in Asia Pacific by Paul Teng

Will COVID-19 cause another food crisis? by Johan Swinnen

World needs to keep a close watch on agriculture while battling COVID-19 pandemic by Samarendu Mohanty

COVID-19-measures, daily labourers and their nutrition by Michael Hauser

Ensuring global food security in the time of COVID-19 by Cullen S. Hendrix

Hidden hunger and the COVID-19 pandemic by Saskia Osendarp, Aynsley Morris and Reed Atkin

COVID-19 lockdown: Prospects for labour mobility and employment by Gurpreet Singh

World needs to keep a close watch on agriculture while battling COVID-19 pandemic by Samarendu Mohanty

Strengthening city-region food systems during and beyond COVID-19 by Pay Dreschel

Healthy diets for human resilience in the age of COVID-19 by Corinna Hawkes

What does the COVID-19 lockdown mean for food security? by Gurpreet Singh

COVID-19 responses in Africa must include migrants and refugees by Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo

Wars kill people, fighting epidemics saves them by Steven Friedman

Covid-19: Inequality and violence by Raymond Suttner

Preventing global food crisis caused by COVID-19 by Felippa Ann Amanta

The hidden cost of a pandemic by Niharika Yadav and Deepanshu Mohan

Shaping Africa’s urban areas to withstand future pandemics by Astrid Haas

South Africa’s response to COVID-19 worsens the plight of waste reclaimers by Melanie Samson

How COVID-19 may disrupt food supply chains in developing countries by Thomas Reardon, Marc F. Bellemare and David Zilberman

Coronavirus threat looms large for low-income cities by Eric Fèvre and Cecilia Tacoli

Lessons from the AIDS epidemic on how COVID-19 may impact food and nutrition security by Stuart Gillespie and Alan Whiteside