Impact of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Fogera Plain, Ethiopia – Round 1 Report
This report assesses agricultural commercialisation, food and nutrition security, labour and employment, and poverty and well-being
Abstract
This report presents an early assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural commercialisation, food and nutrition security, labour and employment, and poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia. Data was collected from a stratified random sample of 107 households (23 female- and 84 male-headed). Respondents were drawn from a subset of households interviewed in a 2018 APRA survey of smallholder rice farmers in five kebeles (villages) in the Fogera Plain area of Amhara Region. The COVID-19 household survey data is complemented by data from 23 key informant interviews conducted in the kebeles. The data collection for this COVID-19 study will be carried out over three rounds. This report presents insights obtained from the first round conducted during late June/early July 2020.
This work is part of the APRA (Agricultural Policy Research Policy in Africa) Programme
Citation
Assaye, A. and Alemu, D. (2020) Impact of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods: The Case of the Fogera Plain, Ethiopia. Round 1– September 2020, APRA COVID-19 Country Report, Brighton: Future Agricultures Consortium
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Impact of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Fogera Plain, Ethiopia – Round 1 Report