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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
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
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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
Who wakes up and worries about food insecurity in the city? by Gareth Haysom
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
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
Latin America and the Caribbean in the time of COVID-19 by Federico Bonaglia and Sebastian Nieto Parra
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
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
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
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
Containing COVID19 impacts on Indian agriculture by Peter Carberry and Arabinda Kumar Padhee
Lockdowns threaten children’s nutrition: Why extra care is needed by Coretta Jonah, Julian May and Winnie Sambu
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
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
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
