Impact of COVID-19 on vegetable supply chain and food security: Empirical evidence from Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: In Bangladesh, the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have substantial effects on the livelihood of people, but smallholder vegetables growers will be even more affected because of the perishability nature of the product. The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Bangladesh on 8th March, 2020 and consequently the country went into lockdown on 26 March, 2020. This study has made a survey of vegetables farmers through a mobile phone to understand the impact of COVID-19 on vegetables supply chain, gross margin and the future production plan of the growers. In Bangladesh, the lockdown has disrupted the food supply chain and increases the likelihood of food insecurity. Lockdown has impeded vegetable farmers' access to markets, thus limiting their productive and sales capacities. The price of yiel

SUBMITTER: Alam GMM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7949487 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature