The effects of COVID-19 on agriculture supply chain, food security, and environment: a review

被引:4
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作者
Mahmood, Haider [1 ]
Furqan, Maham [2 ]
Meraj, Gowhar [3 ]
Hassan, Muhammad Shahid [4 ]
机构
[1] Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz Univ, Coll Business Adm, Dept Finance, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia
[2] Oregon State Univ, Coll Agr Sci, Corvallis, OR USA
[3] Univ Tokyo, Grad Sch Agr & Life Sci, Dept Ecosyst Studies, Bunkyo City, Tokyo, Japan
[4] Univ Management & Technol, Dr Hassan Murad Sch Management, Dept Econ & Stat, Lahore, Pakistan
来源
PEERJ | 2024年 / 12卷
关键词
COVID-19; Food security; Agriculture supply chain; Environment; AIR-QUALITY;
D O I
10.7717/peerj.17281
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
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.
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