Bhavani R V, Gopinath R
Agriculture Nutrition Health Programme at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India.
Food Secur. 2020;12(4):881-884. doi: 10.1007/s12571-020-01071-6. Epub 2020 Jul 9.
The Covid19 pandemic should be seen as a wake-up call for humanity, to reflect, rethink and redesign food systems that are safe, healthy, sustainable, and beneficial to all. This crisis has disrupted food supply chains, affecting lives and livelihoods. Hunger and malnutrition is expected to increase and the poor and vulnerable will suffer the most. There is urgent need to build resilient food systems. A location specific farm-system-for-nutrition approach, based on sustainable use of natural resources and local agri-food value chains can help improve household diet diversity and address nutrition deficiencies. The food-based approach can improve preparedness and resilience of communities to withstand the challenge posed by crises in general, and COVID19 in particular.
新冠疫情应被视为人类的警钟，促使人们反思、重新思考并重新设计安全、健康、可持续且造福所有人的粮食系统。这场危机扰乱了食品供应链，影响了人们的生活和生计。饥饿和营养不良预计将会加剧，穷人和弱势群体将首当其冲。迫切需要建立有韧性的粮食系统。基于自然资源的可持续利用和当地农业食品价值链的因地制宜的营养农场系统方法，有助于改善家庭饮食多样性并解决营养不足问题。基于食物的方法可以提高社区的防范能力和韧性，以应对一般危机尤其是新冠疫情带来的挑战。
