Department of Finance, College of Business Administration, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.
College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States of America.
PeerJ. 2024 Apr 23;12:e17281. doi: 10.7717/peerj.17281. eCollection 2024.
COVID-19 has a deep impact on the economic, environmental, and social life of the global population. Particularly, it disturbed the entire agriculture supply chain due to a shortage of labor, travel restrictions, and changes in demand during lockdowns. Consequently, the world population faced food insecurity due to a reduction in food production and booming food prices. Low-income households face food security challenges because of limited income generation during the pandemic. Thus, there is a need to understand comprehensive strategies to meet the complex challenges faced by the food industry and marginalized people in developing countries. This research is intended to review the agricultural supply chain, global food security, and environmental dynamics of COVID-19 by exploring the most significant literature in this domain. Due to lockdowns and reduced industrial production, positive environmental effects are achieved through improved air and water quality and reduced noise pollution globally. However, negative environmental effects emerged due to increasing medical waste, packaging waste, and plastic pollution due to disruptions in recycling operations. There is extensive literature on the effects of COVID-19 on the environment and food security. This study is an effort to review the existing literature to understand the net effects of the pandemic on the environment and food security. The literature suggested adopting innovative policies and strategies to protect the global food supply chain and achieve economic recovery with environmental sustainability. For instance, food productivity should be increased by using modern agriculture technologies to ensure food security. The government should provide food to vulnerable populations during the pandemic. Trade restrictions should be removed for food trade to improve international collaboration for food security. On the environmental side, the government should increase recycling plants during the pandemic to control waste and plastic pollution.
COVID-19 对全球人口的经济、环境和社会生活产生了深远的影响。特别是，由于劳动力短缺、旅行限制以及封锁期间需求的变化，它扰乱了整个农业供应链。因此，由于粮食产量减少和粮食价格飙升，世界人口面临粮食不安全问题。由于大流行期间收入有限，低收入家庭面临粮食安全挑战。因此，需要了解全面的战略，以应对发展中国家粮食工业和边缘化人群面临的复杂挑战。本研究旨在通过探讨该领域最重要的文献，综述 COVID-19 对农业供应链、全球粮食安全和环境动态的影响。由于封锁和工业生产减少，全球范围内空气质量和水质改善以及噪声污染减少带来了积极的环境影响。然而，由于回收作业中断导致医疗废物、包装废物和塑料污染增加，出现了负面的环境影响。关于 COVID-19 对环境和粮食安全的影响有大量文献。本研究旨在综述现有文献，以了解大流行对环境和粮食安全的净影响。文献提出采取创新政策和战略来保护全球粮食供应链，并实现经济复苏与环境可持续性。例如，应该利用现代农业技术来提高粮食生产力，以确保粮食安全。在大流行期间，政府应该向弱势群体提供食物。应该取消食品贸易的贸易限制，以改善国际间的粮食安全合作。在环境方面，政府应该在大流行期间增加回收工厂，以控制废物和塑料污染。
