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ProjectTechnical Assistance for Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Selected Rural and Peri-Urban Territories of Bahamas, as a Response to the COVID-19 - TCP/BHA/3801 2024
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No results found.The project aimed to tackle the challenges of low income and unemployment among youth and women, specifically within the family farming sector in Grand Bahama and Abaco Island. The sector lacked consistent access to the technology and knowledge needed to develop economic enterprises able to serve national and regional food markets, while promoting local sustainable livelihoods. The MAMR lacked the tools required to deliver adequate training in agricultural practices and agribusiness, and organizational and financial support. The MAMR also had no National Strategy or National Land Administrative Proposal to achieve the rural development goals set out in the SGD 2030. -
ProjectEnhancing Rural Livelihood and Agriculture Productivity through Nutrition Sensitive Agrotechnologies to Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh - TCP/BGD/3803 2023
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No results found.The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts on the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) area, leading to an increase in poverty. There has been a significant loss in production, which has resulted in heightened vulnerability among farmers and their families. The effects extend to various aspects of life, including family income, nutrition, education and access to health services. The necessary COVID-19 pandemic containment measures, such as quarantines, travel restrictions and city lockdowns, severely affected economic activities in transportation, retail trade, leisure, hospitality and recreation. The situation for poor farming communities in the mountainous areas of CHT particularly worsened. Farmers have been facing significant losses due to the decreased prices of their agricultural products, especially seasonal vegetables and fruits. The prices of vegetables and fruits have dropped by 20 percent to 40 percent over 2020 in the CHT area, induced by the COVID-19 situation. Seasonal fruits, such as pineapples, were notably being sold at much lower prices than usual. This economic downturn has resulted in many farmers losing their livelihoods and experiencing food insecurity. -
Book (stand-alone)Assessing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of rural people
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No results found.In this paper we focus specifically on differences in the welfare impacts of COVID-19 on rural livelihoods between countries using nationally representative data that we disaggregate by food system typology. This typology captures key structural differences in the organization of rural economies and the vulnerabilities to rural livelihoods due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown measures. In particular, we draw on household survey data collected from 54 countries through the World Bank’s COVID-19 High Frequency Monitoring Dashboard to generate descriptive data on COVID-19 impacts in rural areas across three dimensions: income, coping strategies and food security. These descriptive data are disaggregated into four food system categories and contextualized and validated through a systematic review of rigorous, survey-based studies of COVID-19 impacts in rural areas. Through this analysis, the report provides insights on how COVID-19 is influencing rural livelihoods, how its impacts vary between countries and food system typologies, and, ultimately, how policymakers and the international community need to respond in order to foster an inclusive and sustainable recovery.
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