This study provides an assessment of changes in household income, livelihood sources, food consumption, and diet quality during the first months of the COVID-19 crisis in a sample of households...
The COVID-19 pandemic and the economic policy measures taken to prevent its spread led to a global recession in 2020 that was expected to cause significant increases in poverty and food insecurity in many countries. Households were expected to experience a “double whammy” of decreased incomes and rising food prices. This policy note examines whether food prices rose in Rwanda since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020. The main findings from this price analysis suggest the following.
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| Geographic coverage | Rwanda |
| Related organisation(s) | IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Global Food and Nutrition Security |COVID-19 and Food and Nutrition Security |
| Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | COVID-19povertypublic healthsocial protectionFoodPricepoultrymeateggincomehousehold |
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on households’ income, jobs, and food security have continued despite perceptible reductions in transmission and lifting of restrictive policy measures in several...
The COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown measures have disrupted food systems globally, leading to fluctuations in the prices of some food commodities, from local to national levels...