COVID-19 and pastoralism: reflections from three continents

Simula, Giulia; Bum, Tsering; Farinella, Domenica; Maru, Natasha; Mohamed, Tahira Shariff; Taye, Masresha; Tsering, Palden

doi:10.1080/03066150.2020.1808969

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“…That is, the surveyed articles widely recognize that the extent to which Covid-19 impacts livestock systems and food security in a specific context depends on other environmental and socioeconomic stressors. For instance, Simula et al [ 32 ] show that the pandemic magnified the already-existing effects of climate change on pastoralists and caused significant income losses and food insecurity challenges. Likewise, the literature recognizes that existing socioeconomic stressors (e.g., social inequalities, inter-state and regional conflict, population dynamics and economic instability) represent important explanatory factors that determine the impact of the pandemic on livestock systems and food security in developing countries.…”

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COVID-19, Livestock Systems and Food Security in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review of an Emerging Literature

2021

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In this paper, we carried out a systematic literature review to document the emerging scientific knowledge about COVID-19 impact on livestock systems and food security in developing countries to identify gaps and possible avenues for future research undertakings. Specifically, we systematically reviewed 68 peer-reviewed articles extracted based on rigorous selection criteria from Scopus, PubMed and ISI Web of Science databases and published between December 2019 and February 2021. Our results reveal that livestock supply chains presented an important ‘intermediary’ pathway through which the pandemic affected various dimensions of food security in developing countries. Although the research response has been rapid in terms of both quantity and temporal succession, we find a highly suggestive disjunction in studies analyzing the interconnections between COVID-19 pandemic, livestock systems and food security in developing countries. With respect to the livestock supply chain, the bulk of the reviewed evidence focuses on production and consumption, whereas considerably less focus is given to the pandemic’s impact on intermediaries within livestock chains, including traders, intermediaries and processors. The analysis of livestock supply chain resilience revolves predominantly around the ‘absorbance’ and ‘recovery’ phases of resilience, whereas only a small subset of the literature investigates actions taken by supply chain actors to ‘plan’ or to ‘adapt’ livestock systems in order to reduce their vulnerability and enhance their overall resilience. Furthermore, food security has often been narrowly defined, with the majority of articles focusing on ‘availability’ and ‘accessibility’ to food due to the pandemic, and other dimensions of food security, including utilization, stability and sustainability, have been widely neglected. Based on our findings, we recommend future research to examine the dynamics of propagation of COVID-19 impact through livestock supply chains in order to develop more targeted interventions that enhance the capacity of developing countries to cope with this and future disruptions and mitigate their food insecurity outcomes. To this end, more holistic, integrated and resilience-based approaches are much recommended to recognize the complex nature of livestock systems in developing countries and to address the multifaceted and widespread effects of COVID-19 on food security channeled through livestock chains.

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COVID-19, Livestock Systems and Food Security in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review of an Emerging Literature

2021

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“…Sardinian pastoralists are equally challenged by generational renewal, without younger generations able to learn the skills necessary for making pastoral principles function in new contexts, including increasingly volatile markets and policies. The COVID pandemia has provided an interesting playground for assessing pastoralists' resilience in different contexts (Simula et al, 2020).…”

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The Evolving Interface Between Pastoralism and Uncertainty: Reflecting on Cases from Three Continents

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2021

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The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, created in 1992 and currently directed by Professor Brigid Laffan, aims to develop inter-disciplinary and comparative research on the major issues facing the process of European integration, European societies and Europe's place in 21 st century global politics. The Centre is home to a large post-doctoral programme and hosts major research programmes, projects and data sets, in addition to a range of working groups and ad hoc initiatives. The research agenda is organised around a set of core themes and is continuously evolving, reflecting the changing agenda of European integration, the expanding membership of the European Union, developments in Europe's neighbourhood and the wider world.

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“…For instance, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, India has witnessed a massive crisis in female migrant workers, while Romania has seen transnational labor troubles and a rise of nationalism [5][6][7]. The devastating impacts of pandemics have also been observed in global food systems and agriculture [8,9]. More importantly, although humans have defeated many past pandemics, future pandemics are unpredictable and inevitable [10].…”

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Developing a Behavior Change Framework for Pandemic Prevention and Control in Public Spaces in China

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Preventive behavior, such as hand hygiene, facemask wearing, and social distancing, plays a vital role in containing the spread of viruses during pandemics. However, people in many parts of the world usually encounter difficulties adhering to this behavior due to various causes. Thus, this article aims to develop a research framework and propose design strategies to prompt individuals’ behavior change during pandemics. Initially, we integrated a literature review and a structured interview (n = 22) to ascertain the core factors impacting behavior change during pandemics. These factors were categorized into four aspects: perceptional factors (attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavior control, risk perceptions); social factors (knowledge and information dissemination, governmental regulations); physical factors (tools and facilities and surveillance); and sociocultural factor (cultural contexts). Then, a theoretical framework with antecedents was developed to reveal behavior intention and formation process. After that, an empirical study was carried out to test the research framework through a questionnaire survey (n = 549). The research findings indicated that all derived factors could directly or indirectly affect individuals’ preventive behavior during pandemics. This article strives to provide valuable insights for different stakeholders when coping with pandemic situations.

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COVID-19 and pastoralism: reflections from three continents

Cited by 25 publications

References 17 publications

COVID-19, Livestock Systems and Food Security in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review of an Emerging Literature

COVID-19, Livestock Systems and Food Security in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review of an Emerging Literature

The Evolving Interface Between Pastoralism and Uncertainty: Reflecting on Cases from Three Continents

Developing a Behavior Change Framework for Pandemic Prevention and Control in Public Spaces in China

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