Impact of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Fogera Plain, Ethiopia – Round 2 Report

An assessment of agricultural commercialisation, food and nutrition security, labour and employment, and poverty and well-being

Abstract

This report presents an assessment of the changes in effects of COVID-19 on agricultural commercialisation, food and nutrition security, labour and employment, and poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia by comparing the results of a baseline household survey (R1) in late June 2020 with a follow-up survey (R2) in late October 2020. Data was collected from a stratified random sample of 106 smallholder rice farmer households (24 female and 82 male-headed) in five kebeles (villages) in the Fogera Plain area of Amhara Region. Data was also collected through 25 key informant interviews conducted in the kebeles.

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 2 – December 2020, APRA COVID-19 Country Report, Brighton: Future Agricultures Consortium

Impact of COVID-19 on Food Systems and Rural Livelihoods in Fogera Plain, Ethiopia – Round 2 Report

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Published 2 December 2020