Food Security Implications of Covid-19 on the World’s Poorest People

The COVID-19 pandemic is unfolding into an economic crisis with profound implications for food security. Food price increases due to supply chain disruptions can lead to an increase in depth and scope of poverty, and African countries will be hit hard. In this edition of the Africa KiT policy discussion series, Dr. Arif Husain of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will talk about the factors that can trigger food supply chain disruptions, the implications of such disruptions on poverty, and the measures that WFP is taking to help countries mitigate the potential effects of this crisis on the world’s poor.