A multi-phase assessment of the effects of covid-19 on food systems and rural livelihoods in Tanzania
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2021
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Agricultural Policy Research in Africa
Abstract
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 at the end of 2019,
which was first reported in China in December 2019
(NBS, 2020), the pandemic has brought both social
and economic impacts to global communities,
although to varying degrees. Following its onset, the
pandemic was forecasted to bring food crises, and
sub-Saharan Africa was predicted to experience
more severe consequences in this regard (Carreras,
Saha and Thompson, 2020a). However, the observed
effects of the pandemic, particularly in sub-Saharan
Africa, have been exacerbated by other tensions, such
as natural calamities and conflicts (Carreras, Saha and
Thompson, 2020b). Since the onset of the pandemic,
global communities have responded in various ways
by taking different measures to fight the pandemic and
its effects (World Bank, 2020).
In Tanzania, the first case was recorded on 16 March
2020 (Boniface and Magomba, 2020a; Mdoe, Mlay
and Boniface, 2020; NBS, 2020). To contain the spread
of the virus, on 17 March 2020, the Prime Minister
announced the closure of all education institutions, the
suspension of public gatherings, sports and games
events, as well as international passenger flights,
and mandatory quarantine for passengers coming
to Tanzania were introduced. The government also
established special isolation camps for people with,
or suspected of having, COVID-19, and enforced
World Health Organization (WHO) health standards by
encouraging hand washing and wearing of face masks
(Boniface and Isinika 2021; Boniface and Magomba,
2020a; Mdoe, Mlay and Boniface, 2020; World Bank,
2020).
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Tanzania, Food Systems, Livelihoods, Covid-19