ERF 27th Annual Conference
COVID-19 and Food Security Challenges in the MENA Region
No.
ERF27_65
Publisher
ERF
Date
May, 2021
Topic
Q. Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics, Environmental and Ecological Economics
I1. Health
This paper aims at assessing the link between COVID-19 and FS status with special focus on MENA countries in a trial to classify them according to the degree of risk they could be susceptible to. The study aims also at outlining the main transmission channels through which the crisis could affect FS in general and in the MENA region in particular. Analyzing the various dimensions of FS including affordability, availability and utilization is another goal of the study to highlight the challenges and strengths that the region could possibly encounter within each component. Within this context, the paper would highlight the specific nature of MENA countries regarding the impact of the crisis on FS status and the factors behind variations of such impact. Finally, the study intends to quantitatively assess the impact of the pandemic on FS across countries with special emphasis on the relative situation of the MENA region.
Authors
Dina Mandour
Assistant Professor, Economics Department at Faculty of...