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Cities and Local Governments at the forefront - Key results from the FAO Survey “Urban Food Systems and COVID-19”

FAO Webinar presentation - Urban Food Systems and COVID-19 Key results from a FAO Global Survey - 29 July 2020

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 13

Author Jamie Morrisson

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Presentation

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting urban food systems worldwide, affecting the food security and nutrition of urban populations. It was consequently deemed very important for FAO to map the municipal responses to the emergency, and to analyze progress and setbacks in managing disruptions in the urban food systems and related implications for food security and nutrition. In an effort to better understand how city and local governments faced the challenges of food systems disruptions associated with COVID-19, information was collected through a survey of relevant stakeholders. The survey questionnaire was administered between April and May 2020 . 860 urban actors returned the completed questionnaire, 56% of which were members of local governments while the rest of the respondents were members of academic institutions, non-governmental organizations and national governments. This presentation shows the main results of this survey.

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