Fan Shenggen, Teng Paul, Chew Ping, Smith Geoffry, Copeland Les
Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China.
Nanyang Technological University, RSIS Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, Singapore, 637616.
Glob Food Sec. 2021 Mar;28:100501. doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100501. Epub 2021 Feb 14.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food system has exposed the vulnerabilities of the supply chain, although the extent of disruption varies widely, globally and in Asia. However, food systems in Asia have been proven relatively resilient when compared with other regions. This paper considers the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food system, particularly in Asia, and initial responses of governments and global agencies to manage the crisis. A major focus of the paper is on the outlook for food system resilience in a post-COVID-19 environment and likely long-term effects of the pandemic. There is always a possibility of such shock events occurring in the future, hence it seems prudent to look at lessons that may be learned from the responses to the current pandemic.
新冠疫情对粮食系统的影响暴露了供应链的脆弱性,尽管全球和亚洲的 disruption 程度差异很大。然而,与其他地区相比,亚洲的粮食系统已被证明具有相对较强的韧性。本文探讨了新冠疫情对粮食系统的直接影响,尤其是在亚洲,以及政府和全球机构应对危机的初步措施。本文的一个主要重点是新冠疫情后环境下粮食系统恢复力的前景以及该疫情可能产生的长期影响。未来总是有可能发生此类冲击事件,因此,审视从当前疫情应对措施中可以吸取的教训似乎是明智之举。