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Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Risks threatening international trade

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Santiago, Chile ;

Pages 18 p.

Author FAO and ECLAC

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Journal, magazine, bulletin

ISBN 978-92-5-132612-1

Series number 3

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This edition addresses the risks threatening international agrifood trade in Latin America and the Caribbean. In the previous issue we reviewed the lessons learned by those who have had to manage disasters. We presented a methodology for analysing and managing the crisis in food systems from a disaster risk reduction perspective. For this new edition, we set out to identify the threats and risks affecting international agrifood trade in Latin America and the Caribbean. We know that, once we manage to identify the risks —threats and vulnerabilities— faced by the countries, it is easier for planners, and consequently for decision-makers, to design timely, effective, and efficient policies that benefit the most vulnerable populations.

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​FAO and ECLAC. 2020. Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean: Risks threatening international trade. Bulletin 3. Santiago, FAO. 

https://doi.org/10.4060/ca8975en

Language English

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