Camboni, Silvana M. (author), Napier, Ted L. (author), Thraen, Cameron S. (author), and Napier: Professor of Development Sociology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Camboni: Development Officer, Research Foundation, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Thraen: Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1986-03
Published:
USA: Ankeny, IA : Soil Conservation Society of America.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05292
3 pages, via online journal, The fast-moving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic engulfed the world within four months from December to March of 2020, with long-lasting impacts on social, economic, political, educational, and scientific programs. It exacerbated risks of food and nutritional insecurity for a large segment of society, and threats of disruption in the food supply chain may be aggravated by climate change, soil degradation, and the flood/drought syndrome. Ensuring adequate access to nutritious food is a daunting challenge even in developed/scientifically advanced countries, and is a sheer tragedy in poor nations.
