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BUILDING RESILIENT AFRICAN FOOD SYSTEMS After COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges to health, economic and agrifood systems around the globe. In addition to the direct health effects of the pandemic and its cost in terms of human life, the crisis has caused serious disruptions to economies and food systems and has pushed millions of people into poverty and food insecurity. The 2021 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) focuses on building resilient African food systems after COVID-19. It examines emerging data on the impacts of COVID-19 on African economies and food systems, reviews the responses of African countries to the pandemic, and advances the discussion on methodologies to measure the impacts of and resilience to shocks. Although the report is centered around COVID-19, its lessons are applicable beyond the current crisis. The pandemic, a uniquely wide-ranging challenge that combined features of previous health, economic and food price shocks, reminds us of the breadth of risks and challenges that food systems must continue to withstand into the future. The report argues for a broader conceptualization of resilience that encompasses climate risks as well as the wider range of shocks that threaten progress toward transformed food systems and economies.

Download the 2021 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR)

Chapters

Chapter 1| INTRODUCTION: BUILDING RESILIENT AFRICAN FOOD SYSTEMS AFTER COVID-19 [Download]
John M. Ulimwengu, Mark A. Constas, Éliane Ubalijoro, and Julia Collins

Chapter 2| AFRICA: FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC [Download]
Maximo Torero

Chapter 3| THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON STAPLE FOOD PRICES: LOCATION MATTERS [Download]
Mbaye Yade, Greenwell Matchaya, Joseph Karugia, Anatole Goundan, Paul Guthiga, Maurice Taondyandé, Sunday Odjo, and Sibusiso Nhlengethwa

Chapter 4| IMPACT OF COVID-19-RELATED GLOBAL TRADE DISRUPTIONS ON AFRICAN FOOD SYSTEMS [Download]
Ismael Fofana, Alhassane Camara, Mariam A. Diallo, and Leysa M. Sall

Chapter 5| ASSESSING THE VULNERABILITY OF WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO COVID-19 [Download]
John M. Ulimwengu, Léa Magne Domgho, and Julia Collins

Chapter 6| ASSESSING AFRICAN ECONOMIC POLICY RESPONSES TO COVID-19 [Download]
Getaw Tadesse and Wondwosen Tefera

Chapter 7| DELIVERY OF SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS TO COMBAT COVID-19 IN AFRICA [Download]
Jan Duchoslav and Kalle Hirvonen

Chapter 8| RETHINKING THE ROLE OF SOCIAL PROTECTION IN AFRICAN FOOD SYSTEMS POST-COVID-19 [Download]
Omar Benammour, Benjamin Davis, Marco Knowles, Noemi Pace, and Nicholas Sitko

Chapter 9| REMOTE SENSING AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR FOOD CROP PRODUCTION DATA IN AFRICA POST-COVID-19 [Download]
Racine Ly, Khadim Dia, and Mariam A. Diallo

Chapter 10| MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARD THE MALABO DECLARATION GOALS IN THE MIDST OF COVID-19: A MEASUREMENT APPROACH FOR A HEALTH SYSTEMS-SENSITIVE RESILIENCE SCORE [Download]
Mark A. Constas, Max Wohlgemuth, and John M. Ulimwengu

Chapter 11| THE MEASUREMENT OF RESILIENCE CAPACITIES THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF MACROLEVEL AND MICROLEVEL INDICATORS [Download]
Marco d’Errico, Ellestina Jumbe, and Mark A. Constas

Chapter 12| METHODS OF ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON COMMUNITY DIETARY PATTERNS [Download]
Mabel Kyei Kwofie, Ebenezer Miezah Kwofie, and Michael Ngadi

Chapter 13| A CONSUMER–FOOD SECURITY NEXUS FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS FOR RESILIENT AGRIFOOD VALUE CHAINS [Download]
Emmanuella Ellis, Ebenezer Miezah Kwofie, and Michael Ngadi

Chapter 14| TRACKING KEY CAADP INDICATORS AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES [Download]
Wondwosen Tefera, Julia Collins, and Tsitsi Makombe

Chapter 15| SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS [Download]
John M. Ulimwengu, Mark A. Constas, Éliane Ubalijoro, and Julia Collins