Food access in crisis: Food security and COVID-19

O’Hara, Sabine; Toussaint, Etienne C.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106859

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated food access problems for low-income households and communities of color who already experience higher rates of food insecurity and chronic conditions that put them at higher risk of severe illness [ 27 , 43 , 44 ]; limited research on COVID-19 impacts on food access and food insecurity show that communities of color, and particularly non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic Americans, have been most affected [ 44 , 45 ]. These findings are similar to research prior to the pandemic, which showed that BIPOC experience higher rates of food access issues and food insecurity [ 7 , 46 ].…”

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“…These findings are similar to research prior to the pandemic, which showed that BIPOC experience higher rates of food access issues and food insecurity [ 7 , 46 ]. BIPOC are also more likely to live in neighborhoods with lower access to food and to work essential jobs, which have been expected to put individuals at higher risk for infection and food access issues, in part due to their low pay, inflexibility, and lack of paid sick leave [ 43 , 44 , 47 ]. This research supports these conclusions and furthers the research by showing that essential workers are experiencing worse food access during COVID-19.…”

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Impact of Employment, Essential Work, and Risk Factors on Food Access during the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York State

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Rogus

2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted food systems and the economy in the U.S. and abroad. This cross-sectional study examined the direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 on food access among low-income and Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in New York State. New York residents were recruited to complete a web-based survey through Qualtrics. The survey took place in May and June 2020 and asked participants about COVID-19 health impacts, risk factors, and food access. Chi-square analysis examined issues with food access experienced by demographic characteristics, work disruptions, health impacts, and household risk for contracting the virus and experiencing severe illness, and significant results were analyzed in a series of logistic regression models. After accounting for covariates, Hispanic respondents, those with likely Major Depressive Disorder, and essential workers were more likely to experience worse food access during COVID-19. Improved policies and services to address impacts on vulnerable populations such as BIPOC, those suffering from mental health disorders, and workers in lower-paying essential jobs can reduce the risk of food access issues at this time. Future research can identify how food access issues during the pandemic influenced diet quality, chronic disease risk and infection, and persistence of food access issues.

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Impact of Employment, Essential Work, and Risk Factors on Food Access during the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York State

Clay

Rogus

2021

IJERPH

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“…Family farmers and peasants who are part of this conventional market modality, as a rule, are under a high degree of vulnerability in the face of power asymmetries among economic agents, especially in the face of the phenomenon of "supermarketization" [22]. Paradoxically, because they are the main source of supply for urbanized societies, ethical and aesthetic criticisms of conventional markets [17] open spaces for foods with differentiated qualities, such as agroecology, and can massify access to healthy foods due to the incidence of "food deserts" and "food apartheid" [54].…”

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“…. ] It calls for a communitycentered and grassroots movement for food justice" [54]. These aspects have caused serious food and nutritional insecurity and public health problems.…”

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Agri-Food Markets towards Agroecology: Tensions and Compromises Faced by Small-Scale Farmers in Brazil and Chile

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One of the main dilemmas faced by small-scale farmers’ movements advocating for agroecology in Latin America lies in the trade-offs between the economic opportunities arising from the organic food market expansion, and the political principles at the core of their action. To provide insights on this issue, a survey was performed in Brazil and Chile. Between March 2016 and December 2018, data were collected through direct and participant observation, documentary analysis, and interviews conducted to peasant organizations’ leaders, technicians and policymakers. In Brazil, the research focused on the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (The Landless Movement); while in Chile, due to the absence of such a national social movement, it considered a wider set of actors, including the Instituto Nacional de Desarrollo Agropecuario (National Institute for Agricultural Development). The results show how social movements are navigating between the mainstreaming pressures of the conventional markets, dominated by the leading agri-food corporations, and the political efforts they have been doing to build civic food markets as alternatives to conventionalization patterns. Finally, we argue that social scientists should better explain the tensions and compromises the social movements go through in order to coordinate different and complementary marketing strategies.

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“…However, it is important to notice that even in this context food production has not stopped (O'Hara and Toussaint, 2021;Rodrigues et al, 2021). Chain values of food production including seeds commercialization, cropping, managing farms, agroindustrial processing, and delivering products to supermarkets have not stopped.…”

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ESG strategies to deal with COVID-19 in a Brazilian public research company

Jesus

Nascimento

2021

BJO&PM

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Goal:The paper aims to describe and discuss some practices and strategies that have been taken place in Embrapa Soils -a public research company that develops research in soil science -to deal with COVID-19 effects during the year 2020.Design / Methodology / Approach: We have chosen the ESG approach -Environmental, Social and Governance -as a theoretical background to analyze the strategies and practice we bring up in this paper. Information we have used was collected from internal management systems.Results: Results show that the company has found many strategies to deal with COVID-19 in the three pillars of ESG. Positive results the company has reached rely on leadership, processes adaptation and the strength of personal and professional connections among the employees. Limitations of the investigation:Strategies and practices we present are limited to the scope of one singular company. ESG is a methodology that we have used a posteriori to contextualize and analyze the situation. Practical implications:Learning and reinforcing the ESG approach have been an important tool for the company to think about itself beyond the boundaries of financial approaches. It has the potential to spread to other companies or public agencies that do not profit directly from its activities.Originality / Value: Sharing strategies and practices companies have used to deal with covid-19 is important as a benchmarking activity for other companies. This paper presents a consistent narrative of using ESG not only as a way of managing in normal conditions but making it the core business for managing in uncertain times.

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Food access in crisis: Food security and COVID-19

Cited by 226 publications

References 18 publications

Impact of Employment, Essential Work, and Risk Factors on Food Access during the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York State

Impact of Employment, Essential Work, and Risk Factors on Food Access during the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York State

Agri-Food Markets towards Agroecology: Tensions and Compromises Faced by Small-Scale Farmers in Brazil and Chile

ESG strategies to deal with COVID-19 in a Brazilian public research company

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