COVID-19, Livestock Systems and Food Security in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review of an Emerging Literature.

ABSTRACT: In this paper, we carried out a systematic literature review to document the emerging scientific knowledge about COVID-19 impact on livestock systems and food security in developing countries to identify gaps and possible avenues for future research undertakings. Specifically, we systematically reviewed 68 peer-reviewed articles extracted based on rigorous selection criteria from Scopus, PubMed and ISI Web of Science databases and published between December 2019 and February 2021. Our results reveal that livestock supply chains presented an important 'intermediary' pathway through which the pandemic affected various dimensions of food security in developing countries. Although the research response has been rapid in terms of both quantity and temporal succession, we find a highly suggestiv

SUBMITTER: Abu Hatab A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8151861 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature