The role of food science and technology in humanitarian response

Bounie, Dominique; Arcot, Jayashree; Martin, Cole; Egal, Florence; Juliano, Pablo; Mejia, Carla; Rosa, Donna; Sellahewa, J.

doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2020.06.006

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“…The emergence of these new interventions indicates that the pandemic is threatening food security in LMICs in new ways, and that INGOs and UN agencies have responded to address these new challenges. The unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic necessitates that organizations consider innovative approaches to effectively, and safely, implement their interventions [ 56 ]. Examples of innovation among new interventions included the use of new technologies and the creation of new implementation protocols.…”

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Humanitarian Food Security Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of Actions among Non-State Actors

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Widespread food insecurity has emerged as a global humanitarian crisis during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In response, international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and United Nations (UN) agencies have mobilized to address the food security needs among different populations. The objective of this review was to identify and describe food security interventions implemented by INGOs and UN agencies during the early stages of the pandemic. Using a rapid review methodology, we reviewed food security interventions implemented by five INGOs and three UN agencies between 31 December 2019 and 31 May 2020. Descriptive statistical and content analyses were used to explore the extent, range, and nature of these interventions. In total, 416 interventions were identified across 107 low- and middle-income countries. Non-state actors have developed new interventions to directly respond to the food security needs created by the pandemic. In addition, these humanitarian organizations have adapted (e.g., new public health protocols, use of technology) and reframed existing initiatives to position their efforts in the context of the pandemic. These findings provide a useful baseline to monitor how non-state actors, in addition to the food security interventions these organizations implement, continue to be influenced by the pandemic. In addition, these findings provide insights into the different ways in which INGOs and UN agencies mobilized resources during the early and uncertain stages of the pandemic.

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Humanitarian Food Security Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of Actions among Non-State Actors

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“…Nevertheless, food poverty is still widespread even in developed countries [217][218][219]. Therefore, referring to the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic in poor areas, Bounie et al [220] stated that "There needs to be a move beyond rehabilitating and increasing agricultural production to addressing the whole food system with a view to link humanitarian assistance and longer-term support to sustainable livelihoods and resilience" (p. 367). Moreover, rural livelihoods need to adapt and become more resilient to the changing climate [213].…”

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“…Bellver et al[431]; Basso and Antle[432]; Bazaluk et al[433];Becker et al [132]; Beingessner and Fletcher[434]; Bellows[287]; Ben Hassen et al[235]; Bencze et al[435]; Béné et al[386]; Béné et al[436]; Benítez et al[307]; Bentham et al[437]; Berti[438]; Bisht et al Borsellino et al[236]; Bounie et al[220]; Boyer and Ramaswami[209]; Boylan et al[441]; Brandão et al[442]; Braun et al[309]; Broekema et al[313]; Bryceson and Ross[443]; Bumbac et al[444]; Butler et al[213]; Cadel et al[445]; Cadillo-Benalcazar[365];Campbell [175]; Carino et al [446]; Carlsson et al [447]; Cazcarro et al [78]; Chable et al [196]; Chapman and Perkins [448]; Chen et al [76]; Chen et al [75]; Clay et al [449]; Coad and Pedley [450]; Colby [451]; Conner [452]; Covarrubias and Boas [106]; Cramer et al [308]; Culliford and Bradbury [453]; Dai et al [94]; Dalmoro et al[454]; Davies et al[455]; De Bernardi et al[411]; de Olde et al[456]; de Sousa and Solberg[457]; Derunova et al[458]; Derunova et al[459]; Di Vaio et al[460]; Diehl[214]; Dijkshoorn-Dekker et al[461]; Dillon et al[462]; Dorninger et al[463]; Giudice et al[98]; Granheim et al[485]; Guareschi et al[486]; Guarnaccia et al…”

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Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Environment, Economy, Society, and Policy

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Agri-food systems (AFS) have been central in the debate on sustainable development. Despite this growing interest in AFS, comprehensive analyses of the scholarly literature are hard to find. Therefore, the present systematic review delineated the contours of this growing research strand and analyzed how it relates to sustainability. A search performed on the Web of Science in January 2020 yielded 1389 documents, and 1289 were selected and underwent bibliometric and topical analyses. The topical analysis was informed by the SAFA (Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture systems) approach of FAO and structured along four dimensions viz. environment, economy, society and culture, and policy and governance. The review shows an increasing interest in AFS with an exponential increase in publications number. However, the study field is north-biased and dominated by researchers and organizations from developed countries. Moreover, the analysis suggests that while environmental aspects are sufficiently addressed, social, economic, and political ones are generally overlooked. The paper ends by providing directions for future research and listing some topics to be integrated into a comprehensive, multidisciplinary agenda addressing the multifaceted (un)sustainability of AFS. It makes the case for adopting a holistic, 4-P (planet, people, profit, policy) approach in agri-food system studies.

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“…Additionally, agri-food biodiversity is a mean to guarantee the conservation of agroecosystems (Johns and Sthapit, 2004). Although this topic is still slightly included in nutrition programs, there is a solid world research line focused on the nutritional value of food biodiversity, and its consumption on nutrition programs; as the research of Keding et al (2013) about nutrition-sensitive agriculture and sustainable diets, as well the research of human nutrition without degrading land resources (Amede et al, 2004), the study of the effects on dietary consumption of food environment (Herforth and Ahmed, 2015), and the analysis of the role of food science and technology in humanitarian response (Bounie et al, 2020).…”

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Agricultural Genetic Resources as a Source of Resilience in the Face of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Mexico

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic evidenced the fragility of the agri-food sector by affecting the food supply chains which directly depend on the health of its main actors. In this context, countries need to rethink the agricultural production models, considering environmental and human health as priorities to achieve food safety. Aim: Systematically review the state of the art regarding the role of agricultural genetic resources as a source of resilience in the face of events such as the present pandemic as a point of reflection for the identification of opportunities for the restructuring of regional agriculture sensitive to nutrition for health. Methodology: Exhaustive search and analysis of documentary information regarding the effects of COVID-19 on the agri-food sector and the role of agricultural genetic resources in the current pandemic were conducted. Then, through an analysis of the occurrence and association of the main terms addressed in the literature considered, the thematic axes were drawn to address the central discussion of the systematic review. Results: Terms co-occurrence analysis corroborated the relevance and pertinence of the topic addressed. Additionally, the importance of the conservation of agricultural genetic resources and implementation of sustainable agriculture models, as a source of resilience to pandemics, was visualized. The discussion addressed the impact of the pandemic on the Mexican agri-food sector and the restructuring of post-COVID-19 agriculture through the nation and nutrition-sensitive agriculture for health approaches. Implications: The exhaustive analysis of the relationship COVID-19-agricultural genetic resources-health in Mexico highlights the need for the generation of agricultural policies and the increase in multidisciplinary research that favors biodiversity as a source of sustainability, productivity, and health for agroecosystems and the welfare of humanity. Conclusions: A fatalistic scenario for humanity seems to be dissipating in the face of the possibilities of rethinking the economic, social, and agricultural systems from the approaches of the nation and nutrition-sensitive agriculture for health, where, through the responsible use of agricultural resources it is possible to rebuild an agri-food production system with a tendency to resilience to events such as the current pandemic caused by the COVID-19 disease.

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The role of food science and technology in humanitarian response

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Humanitarian Food Security Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of Actions among Non-State Actors

Humanitarian Food Security Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of Actions among Non-State Actors

Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Environment, Economy, Society, and Policy

Agricultural Genetic Resources as a Source of Resilience in the Face of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Mexico

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