Impacts of COVID-19 on the value chain of the hake small scale fishery in northern Peru

Grillo-Núñez, Jorge; Mendo, Tania; Gozzer-Wuest, Renato; Mendo, Jaime

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104808

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“…From March to August 2020 there was a reduction in fishing and purchase of fish (e.g., 83% less hake). As a result, 620 jobs were affected with an overall loss of approximately US$913 thousand (Grillo-Núñez et al, 2021). In addition, in one of the first studies conducted at the beginning of the pandemic, it was determined that there was a significant reduction in income of 37% of the participants (Sanchez et al, 2020).…”

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The vulnerability of a centralized food system: An opportunity to improve food security in times of COVID-19-Peru perspective

Tirado-Kulieva¹,

Miranda-Zamora²,

Hernández-Martínez³

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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COVID-19 has had a strong impact on the food supply chain (FSC) in many countries. The objective of this study was to determine the vulnerability of the FSC in a developing country, namely Peru. The main weakness of the FSC is its centralization, and COVID-19 aggravated this deficit in Peru. This prevents its stability on a large scale, especially in rural areas, which suffer from food and nutritional insecurity. In spite of this, the food system was stabilized due to agricultural, livestock and fishing potential of Peru. In addition, the efforts of local producers and informal vendors helped to maintain the availability of food throughout the country. Several examples of short (and decentralized) FSC were described, highlighting their importance for supplying the population in different areas of the country. In addition, they allow for rapid resolution of interruptions such as the current health crisis. Also mentioned are some suggestions for strengthening Peru's FSC such as the use of new technologies, self-production of food and the exploitation of non-conventional food sources. Emphasis is placed on the importance of environmental sustainability of the FSC and of implementing strategies to prevent illness among workers. This study aims to reflect on the importance of having a resilient and flexible FSC. Taking Peru as a model, the information provided is useful to understand how to improve the food system through the intervention of all the agents involved, such as government, academia, industry and the population.

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The vulnerability of a centralized food system: An opportunity to improve food security in times of COVID-19-Peru perspective

Tirado-Kulieva¹,

Miranda-Zamora²,

Hernández-Martínez³

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…Global industrial fishing activities were reduced by approximately 6.5% owing to the restrictions caused by COVID-19 [15]. In particular, serious impacts on fish catch and revenues have been reported in different areas around the world [16][17]. The pandemic has disrupted the global seafood market and supply chain, thereby leading to a severe reduction of market demands and market price [9,[18][19][20][21][22].…”

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“…While SSF who are dependent on export markets experienced a severe reduction of demands [13], local markets were also affected [23]. SSF suffered from income loss [4,9,14,17,24,25], unemployment [26][27] and food insecurity [28][29], as they often lack alternative source of income. Some SSF were even forced to take loans from local money lenders at high interest rates [24].…”

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What Makes Small-Scale Fishers Resilient? Lessons from the Coping Strategies under COVID-19 Outbreak Observed in Trang Province, Thailand

Arai¹,

Sanlee²,

Uehara³

et al. 2022

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Researchers have reported various impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on small-scale fishers, such as stagnating market demands, reduction of market price and income, etc. While literature have heeded to these impacts in a relatively short time frame, scant evidence exists on the changing impacts over time and on the detailed processes of how fishers have been coping with the challenges in a longer time period. Furthermore, few studies have comprehensively analysed the impacts and strategies from multiple perspectives. This study aims to explore the perceived impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on small-scale fishing communities and to highlight the coping strategies adopted by fishers over a year since the initial outbreak, through a case study in Trang Province, Thailand. Analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data obtained through semi-structured interviews indicated that fishers wisely utilised natural, financial and social capitals at the early stages of the outbreak, while human capitals were essential for recovering from the impacts in the later stages. Our findings suggest that the adaptive capacity to flexibly change livelihood strategies are crucial, while alternative income source may not necessarily help small-scale fishers under stagnating global economy.

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“…Measures and restrictions on social distancing during the pandemic has hindered SSFs from venturing out for fishing [12][13][14], and global industrial fishing activities were reduced by approximately 6.5%, owing to these restrictions [15]. In particular, serious impacts on fish catch and revenues have been reported in different areas around the world [16,17]. Thus, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the global seafood market and supply chain, thereby leading to a severe reduction in market demands and market price [9,[18][19][20][21][22].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Notably, the SSFs who are dependent on export markets experienced a severe reduction of demands [13], and additionally, local markets were also affected [23]. SSFs suffered from income loss [4,9,14,17,24,25], unemployment [26,27], and food insecurity [28,29], since most of them did not have an alternative source of income. Therefore, some SSFs were even forced to take loans from local money lenders at high interest rates [24].…”

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Perceived Impact of COVID-19 on Small-Scale Fishers of Trang Province, Thailand and Their Coping Strategies

Arai

Sanlee²,

Uehara

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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Scientists have recorded the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on small-scale fishers (SSFs), such as stagnating market demands and reduction in market price and income. Even though scientific evidence has heeded to these impacts, there is limited evidence regarding the long-term impacts and coping mechanisms of SSFs over longer periods. In addition, few studies have analysed these impacts and strategies from multiple perspectives. Our study aims to describe the perceived impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on the communities of SSFs and the strategies adopted by them since the beginning of the outbreak in Trang Province, Thailand. Both qualitative and quantitative data obtained through semi-structured interviews indicated that, in the early stage of the outbreak, the SSFs used their natural, financial, and social capitals wisely; notably, human capitals were essential for the recovery in the later stages. Our findings suggested that an adaptive capacity to flexibly change livelihoods played an important role for the SSFs to cope with the outbreak; most importantly, our study indicated that, in a stagnating global economy, alternative income sources may not necessarily help SSFs.

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Impacts of COVID-19 on the value chain of the hake small scale fishery in northern Peru

Cited by 24 publications

References 13 publications

The vulnerability of a centralized food system: An opportunity to improve food security in times of COVID-19-Peru perspective

The vulnerability of a centralized food system: An opportunity to improve food security in times of COVID-19-Peru perspective

What Makes Small-Scale Fishers Resilient? Lessons from the Coping Strategies under COVID-19 Outbreak Observed in Trang Province, Thailand

Perceived Impact of COVID-19 on Small-Scale Fishers of Trang Province, Thailand and Their Coping Strategies

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