FAO Brussels Dialogues: COVID-19 and the risk to food supply chains: How to respond?
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Global Food and Nutrition Securitypermalink: Main URL
date: 23/04/2020
Organiser: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Registration: Register here
See also: More information here
Contact: FAO-LOB@fao.org
As the COVID-19 pandemic turns into a global crisis, countries are taking measures to contain the pandemic.
Supermarket shelves remain stocked for now. But a protracted pandemic crisis could quickly put a strain on the food supply chains, which is a complex web of interactions involving farmers, agricultural inputs, processing plants, shipping, retailers and more. The shipping industry is already reporting slowdowns because of port closures, and logistics hurdles could disrupt the supply chains in the coming weeks.
Register here to learn more about how the pandemic can impact our food supply chains and how to respond to the new threats food supply chains face.
FAO Brussels Dialogues are a new concept launched by the FAO Liaison Office in Brussels to share FAO's expertise with policymakers, academia, civil society, private sector and other partners and stakeholders.
Online version available here: http://newsletters.fao.org/q/13XC0klD33uegoAaYg16E/wv