Hambardzumyan Garegin, Gevorgyan Sargis
Veterinary Sanitary Examination, Food Safety and Hygiene Department, Armenian National Agrarian University, Yerevan 0009, Armenia.
Food Technologies Faculty, Armenian National Agrarian University, Yerevan 0009, Armenia.
Future Foods. 2022 Jun;5:100110. doi: 10.1016/j.fufo.2021.100110. Epub 2021 Dec 23.
The restrictions caused by the pandemic of COVID-19 have affected almost all economic sectors of different countries, including agriculture. At the global level of quarantine and lockdowns, the whole humanity has been faced with various problems, food insecurity being one of them. The current research aims to study the effect of the restraints imposed in Armenia upon COVID-19, in 2020 on the activities of small and medium dairy farms and to compare the retrieved data with those of pre-pandemic period. The study period covered March-August, 2020, when the most severe restrictions were working in Armenia, while the indicators were compared with the data of 2019 for the same period. Meanwhile, the changes of the customer behavior from the prospect of milk and dairy product purchase throughout the restriction period have been disclosed and their incentives have been enhanced. The investigations testify that in Armenia the milk production and sale prices haven't undergone any significant changes within the restriction period, which is mainly accounted for internal market sale and short run of severe restrictions. Considerable change has been recorded in the customer behavior, particularly in the first month after declaring state of emergency. An increase in the purchase rate of milk and dairy product per one-time buy, as well as a decrease in the visit frequency to the shops and supermarkets have been recorded.
2019冠状病毒病大流行造成的限制影响了不同国家几乎所有的经济部门，包括农业。在全球范围的检疫和封锁措施下，全人类都面临着各种问题，粮食不安全就是其中之一。当前的研究旨在探讨2020年亚美尼亚因新冠疫情实施的限制措施对中小型奶牛场活动的影响，并将所得数据与疫情前时期的数据进行比较。研究期涵盖2020年3月至8月，这是亚美尼亚实施最严格限制措施的时期，同时将这些指标与2019年同期的数据进行比较。与此同时，还揭示了在整个限制期内从牛奶和乳制品购买前景来看的客户行为变化，并强化了其驱动因素。调查表明，在亚美尼亚，限制期内牛奶产量和销售价格没有发生任何重大变化，这主要是由于国内市场销售以及严格限制措施的短期性。客户行为发生了显著变化，尤其是在宣布紧急状态后的第一个月。记录显示，单次购买牛奶和乳制品的购买率有所上升，同时前往商店和超市的频率有所下降。
