Impacts of COVID-19 on agriculture and food systems in Pacific Island countries (PICs): Evidence from communities in Fiji and Solomon Islands

Iese, Viliamu; Wairiu, Morgan; Hickey, Gordon M.; Ugalde, David; Salili, Diana Hinge; Walenenea, John; Tabe, Tammy; Keremama, Milton; Teva, Chris; Navunicagi, Otto; Fesaitu, Jioje; Tigona, Robson; Krishna, Daida; Sachan, H. K.; Unwin, Nigel; Guell, Cornelia; Haynes, Emily Hampton; Veisa, Filipe; Vaike, Linda; Bird, Zina; Ha’apio, Michael Otoara; Roko, Nasoni; Patolo, Soane; Dean, A. C. R.; Kiran, Sashi; Tikai, Pitakia; Tuiloma, Jowalesi; Halavatau, Siosiua; Francis, Jobin; Ward, Alastair Christopher

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103099

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“…In curtailing the impact of the pandemic, national governments imposed several forms of movement restrictions which disrupted domestic and global agricultural value chains [ 6 , 7 ]. A growing body of literature has begun to emerge on the impacts of COVID-19, the associated movement restrictions, and value chain disruptions, on reduced agricultural production and food and nutrition security for regions, such as Sub-Saharan Africa [ 8 ], Caribbean [ 9 ], Pacific Islands [ 10 , 11 ], or individual countries, such as Bangladesh [ 12 ], China [ 13 ], Kenya [ 14 ], Peru [ 15 ], Myanmar [ 16 , 17 ], or Nepal [ 18 ], Nigeria [ 19 ]. As study objectives were mainly to provide rapid assessments and viewpoints, evidence based on rigorous analyses on livelihood outcomes and household coping mechanisms are scant.…”

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Impacts of COVID-19 on rural livelihoods in Bangladesh: Evidence using panel data

Gatto

Islam

2021

PLoS ONE

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Rapid assessments have been emerging on the effects of COVID-19, yet rigorous analyses remain scant. Here, rigorous evidence of the impacts of COVID-19 on several livelihood outcomes are presented, with a particular focus on heterogenous effects of COVID-19. We use a household-level panel dataset consisting of 880 data points collected in rural Bangladesh in 2018 and 2020, and employ difference-in-differences with fixed effects regression techniques. Results suggest that COVID-19 had significant and heterogenous effects on livelihood outcomes. Agricultural production and share of production sold were reduced, especially for rice crops. Further, diet diversity and education expenditure were reduced for the total sample. Households primarily affected by (fear of) sickness had a significantly lower agricultural production, share of crop market sales, and lower health and education expenditure, compared to households affected by other COVID-19 effects, such as travel restrictions. In turn, (fear of) sickness and the correlated reduced incidence of leaving the house, resulted in higher off-farm incomes suggesting that households engage in less physically demanding and localized work. Policy-makers need to be cognizant of these heterogenous COVID-19 effects and formulate policies that are targeted at those households that are most vulnerable (e.g., unable/willing to leave the house due to (fear of) sickness).

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Impacts of COVID-19 on rural livelihoods in Bangladesh: Evidence using panel data

Gatto

Islam

2021

PLoS ONE

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many challenges for the global ASC [1][2][3][4]. The uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in panic buying, soaring food prices, and food supply disruptions [5][6][7][8], which negatively impacted global food security. ASC disruption risks can also lead to farmers' poverty, massive food wastages and social conflict [9,10].…”

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The Protective Effect of Digital Financial Inclusion on Agricultural Supply Chain during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from China

Zhang

2021

JTAER

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Financial inclusion plays a positive role in protecting agriculture during or after disaster. This paper focuses on the protective effect of digital financial inclusion on the agricultural supply chain and analyzes three mechanisms of the protective effect: financial widening, financial deepening, and financial services digitization. Based on the Gravity Equation, we conduct an empirical study using agricultural logistics and digital financial inclusion data from China. The regression results indicate that a 1% increase in the digital financial inclusion, measured by the Peking University Digital Inclusion Index, increases agricultural trade during the COVID-19 pandemic by approximately 1.6%. Furthermore, heterogeneous protective effects exist between regions in China. Digital financial inclusion is more effective in the Eastern regions in protecting the ASC than in other regions. This paper enriches the understanding of financial inclusion in helping agriculture supply chain recovery.

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“…Notably, the footprint of COVID-19 and all the risk associated with it was experienced in small Island pacific countries such as Fiji [ 19 , 20 ]. Fiji is one of the developing states, consisting of over 300 small islands, and has a population of almost 902,004 as of May 11, 2021, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data [ 21 ].…”

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Practice, benefits, and impact of personal protective equipment (PPE) during COVID-19 pandemic: Envisioning the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) through the lens of clean water sanitation, life below water, and life on land in Fiji

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Lal

Prasad

et al. 2021

Annals of Medicine and Surgery

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Impacts of COVID-19 on agriculture and food systems in Pacific Island countries (PICs): Evidence from communities in Fiji and Solomon Islands

Cited by 58 publications

References 14 publications

Impacts of COVID-19 on rural livelihoods in Bangladesh: Evidence using panel data

Impacts of COVID-19 on rural livelihoods in Bangladesh: Evidence using panel data

The Protective Effect of Digital Financial Inclusion on Agricultural Supply Chain during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from China

Practice, benefits, and impact of personal protective equipment (PPE) during COVID-19 pandemic: Envisioning the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) through the lens of clean water sanitation, life below water, and life on land in Fiji

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