Managing Drought and COVID-19 to Sustain Global Agriculture and Food Sectors
This article describes how droughts and pandemics interact and identifies appropriate policies to address them individually and together. Disasters, both natural and human made disrupt global food supply chains when they occur at the same time as a global pandemic. This article includes:
- Implications of drought for agriculture
- Implications of pandemics
- Compound natural and human disasters
Recommended for food supply personnel to understand how natural disasters and pandemics impact the food supply chain. Also recommended for emergency responders who work with communities impacted by agricultural disasters and a pandemic.