In a contribution to the OECD Forum Network, Julie Nielson, Deputy Director of the Trade and Agriculture Directorate at the OECD, reviews the current situation and prospective threats to global food systems during and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The COVID-19 pandemic health crisis continues to have devastating impacts on the world economy – and important impacts on food systems. Many governments are responding with short-term emergency measures, including support to farmers and other businesses along the food chain; initiatives to expedite trade and keep food supplies moving; and special assistance for vulnerable consumers. But governments also need to create conditions for global food systems to ‘build back better’ to meet the challenges of the future.”
Read the full article at the OECD Forum Network here: https://www.oecd-forum.org/posts/crisis-as-opportunity-the-triple-challenge-to-global-food-systems
For more briefs, reports, and data from OECD on the COVID-19 pandemic, visit the dossier on the OECD website here: https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/en/
Also discussed in the article, the OECD has published the 2020 edition of the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook for 2020-2029. The full text may be perused and contents consulted online here, while the full publication may be accessed when onsite at the WTO or by remotely connnecting to the nework, through a subscription to the OECD iLibrary here.