COVID-19 impacts on food systems in fisheries-dependent island communities

Policies designed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted food systems worldwide. How impacts played out in local food systems, and how these affected the lived experiences of different people is only just coming to light. We conducted a structured analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 containm...

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Published in:Ecology and society 2023-01, Vol.28 (1), p.1, Article art1
Main Authors: Sutcliffe, Sarah, Lau, Jacqueline, Barnes, Michele, Mbaru, Emmanuel, Wade, Eric, Hungito, Wilda, Muly, Innocent, Wanyonyi, Stephen, Muthiga, Nyawira, Cohen, Philippa, Cinner, Joshua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Community
Consumer behavior
Containment
Context
COVID-19
covid-19 policy impacts
Developing countries
Fish
Fisheries
Fishing
Fishing communities
Food
food access
food and nutrition security
Food consumption
food environments
Food security
Food supply
LDCs
Leadership
Local food systems
Local knowledge
Low income groups
Nutrition
Pandemics
Policies
Small-scale fisheries
Social exclusion
Supply chains
Systems analysis
Tourism
Traditional foods
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Summary:Policies designed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted food systems worldwide. How impacts played out in local food systems, and how these affected the lived experiences of different people is only just coming to light. We conducted a structured analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 containment policies on the food systems of small-scale fishing communities in Kenya, Papua New Guinea, and Saint Lucia, based on interviews with men and women fishers, fish traders, and community leaders. Participants reported that containment policies lead indirectly to reduced volumes of food, lower dietary diversity, increased consumption of traditional foods, and reduced access to fish for food and income. Although the initiating policy and food and nutrition security outcomes often appeared similar, we found that the underlying pathways and feedbacks causing these impacts were different based on local context. Incorporating knowledge of how context-specific factors shape food system outcomes may be key to tailoring strategies to mitigate the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and designing timely, strategic interventions for future systemic shocks.
ISSN:1708-3087
1708-3087
DOI:10.5751/ES-13769-280101