Monday, December 28, 2020
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A year has passed since the world learnt about the attack of the novel coronavirus. Countries around the...
Monday, October 5, 2020
Against the backdrop of the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, particularly in African countries, the Government of Ethiopia and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) have launched a new...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
With the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Bangladesh on 8 March 2020 and the initiation of a lockdown on 26 March 2020, the livelihoods of a significant number of people were under serious threat — with women most likely to suffer the worst...
Monday, June 8, 2020
Uno de los principales objetivos del Gobierno es garantizar la seguridad alimentaria. Ello pasa por el inicio adecuado de la campaña agrícola, que debe comenzar en agosto, para lo que es fundamental el acceso a financiamiento y a los canales de...
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Like other parts of the economy, the informal sector has taken a hit from the COVID-19 crisis. Governments have mandated workers to take costly protective measures, such as the regular purchase of masks, the reduction in the number of passengers for...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
As lockdowns in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) curtail economic activity around the world, the agricultural sector seems to be less affected than other industries, at first glance. Yet enterprises in the sector are far from immune to what is...
