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COVID-19 impacts on agri-food value chains

Libya

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Cairo, Egypt ;

Pages 53 p.

Author FAO and WFP

Publisher FAO and WFP ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-133889-6

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The rapid escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted structural problems with Libyan food and agriculture value chains. Nine years of protracted conflict weakened Libya’s agriculture and deteriorated its food and agribusiness sector. The entire value chain is underdeveloped, is not well integrated and depends on imports, making it vulnerable to global supply shocks. The pandemic response requires a strong policy responses starting by making food and nutrition assistance at the heart of social protection programmes in Libya and to keep the food value chain alive by focusing on key logistics bottlenecks. Libya will benefit from keeping the global food trade open to be able to keep physical and economic access to food feasible and sustainable. Libya may rethink its food security to ensure strong and significant recovery from both conflict and COVID-19 crisis.

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FAO and WFP. 2021. COVID-19 impacts on agri-food value chains: Libya. Cairo.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb3089en

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