Keeping up with the fast-moving world of crisis management

Rice, Charles W.; Schoen, Robin; Aristidou, Aristos; Burgess, Shane C.; Capalbo, Susan M.; Czarnecki-Maulden, Gail L.; Dunham, Bernadette; Ejeta, Gibesa; Famigilietti, Jay S.; Hamer, John H.; Jackson-Smith, Douglas B.; Jones, James W.; Kebreab, E.; Kelley, Stephen S.; Leach, Jan E.; Lougee, Robin; McCluskey, Jill J.; Plaut, Karen I.; Salvador, Ricardo J.; Sample, V. Alaric

doi:10.1007/s10460-020-10045-5

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“…While the pandemic demonstrates the critical importance of a resilient food system that can flexibly respond to crises in the moment without the loss of sovereignty or justice (Hayden-Smith 2014 ; Rice et al 2020 ), whether changing individual practices will result in a larger system transformation is yet to be seen. Although during the pandemic, many individuals, businesses, and communities have taken steps toward transformation while they attempt to gain control, there is no clear evidence that these attempts will result in broad and sustainable change after the pandemic, or in a just system.…”

Section: Pandemic Induced Food Behaviorsmentioning

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Food sovereignty and sustainability mid-pandemic: how Michigan’s experience of Covid-19 highlights chasms in the food system

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McFarland

2021

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This paper offers observations on people’s lived experience of the food system in Michigan during the early Covid-19 pandemic as an initial critical foray into the everyday pandemic food world. The Covid-19 crisis illuminates a myriad of adaptive food behaviors, as people struggle to address their destabilized lives, including the casual acknowledgement of the pandemic, then anxiety of the unknown, the subsequent new dependency, and the possible emergence of a new normal. The pandemic makes the injustices inherent in the food system apparent across communities, demonstrating that food injustice destabilizes all members of the food system, regardless of their social location. The challenges of eating in a pandemic also reinforce the importance of building a sustainable food system; the challenges of food sovereignty and food sustainability are inextricably linked, and the pandemic lays this bare.

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Section: Pandemic Induced Food Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Food sovereignty and sustainability mid-pandemic: how Michigan’s experience of Covid-19 highlights chasms in the food system

King

McFarland

2021

Agric Hum Values

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“…Concurrently, milk prices, a major source of income for dairy farmers, are projected to decline. The COVID-19 outbreak presents no danger to dairy cattle; still, negative economic implications for the industry and farmers are likely to require a mitigation plan [85].…”

Section: Impact On Milk Production and Milk Pricementioning

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Coronavirus disease 2019 and future pandemics: Impacts on livestock health and production and possible mitigation measures

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The World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic on March 11, 2020. COVID-19, the current global health emergency, is wreaking havoc on human health systems and, to a lesser degree, on animals globally. The outbreak has continued since the first report of COVID-19 in China in December 2019, and the second and third waves of the outbreak have already begun in several countries. COVID-19 is expected to have adverse effects on crop production, food security, integrated pest control, tourism, the car industry, and other sectors of the global economy. COVID-19 induces a range of effects in livestock that is reflected economically since human health and livelihood are intertwined with animal health. We summarize the potentially harmful effects of COVID-19 on livestock and possible mitigation steps in response to this global outbreak. Mitigation of the negative effects of COVID-19 and future pandemics on livestock requires the implementation of current guidelines.

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“…Schmidhuber and Shetty [ 79 ] argue that food safety and nutrition is a significant double burden that needs urgent attention in developing countries such as Ghana and Zambia. Evidence of the importance of food nutrition has been highlighted by the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [ 85 , 86 ]. Experts suggest that those with poor nutrition (diets) are significantly affected and will have long-term effects if they recover [ 87 ] and redesign of the food system [ 85 – 89 ].…”

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Evaluating farmers’ perception toward the effectiveness of agricultural extension services in Ghana and Zambia

2021

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Background In this study, we present the current situation and the role of agricultural extension services for farmers and indicates the potential solutions for the optimum effectiveness of these services. Thus, we investigate the vital determinants influencing the farmers’ attitudes toward using agricultural extension services in Ghana and Zambia. Methods In this study, we used a mixed-method research analysis of data from a household survey of 240 farmers and 8 key informant interviews in the Upper West Region of Ghana and the Southern Province of Zambia. Results The significant factors affecting the association of agricultural extension officers with farmers are regular meetings, demand for services and productivity, and the adoption rate of technology. Notably, approaches based on information communication technology indicators include owning cell phones; further, having radio access significantly affects agricultural practices. However, the role of gender, access to credit, and owning a television would influence food safety and nutrition. Conclusions Understanding the critical determinants will provide potential solutions to national agricultural research institutes, private research entities, and policymakers to scale-up the effectiveness of agricultural extension services, particularly in Ghana and Zambia.

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Keeping up with the fast-moving world of crisis management

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Food sovereignty and sustainability mid-pandemic: how Michigan’s experience of Covid-19 highlights chasms in the food system

Food sovereignty and sustainability mid-pandemic: how Michigan’s experience of Covid-19 highlights chasms in the food system

Coronavirus disease 2019 and future pandemics: Impacts on livestock health and production and possible mitigation measures

Evaluating farmers’ perception toward the effectiveness of agricultural extension services in Ghana and Zambia

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