By Anya Nanning Ramamurthy – COVID-19 has dominated media, and changed our way of life for nearly two years (Figure 1), but this has not been felt evenly by everyone. For instance, COVID-19 mortality rates are higher for men [1], and older people and some ethnic groups are more vulnerable [2,3]. Those with certain pre-existing…
By Alice Lamb – The global impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have been varied and widespread, creating crises that threaten global food security [1]. According to a UN report, the number of people who don’t have enough food to eat rose steeply during the pandemic to almost a third of the world [2], juxtaposing…
By Luisa Kate Shield – In 2021, Laborde et al published an article in Agricultural Economics [1] that showed the severity the COVID-19 pandemic had on food security and global diets. Changes in global food consumption have been evident since the COVID-19 pandemic began, this is due to three main reasons: changes in household incomes,…