تداعيات جائحة كورونا على الأمن الغذائي

Abstract EN

Food security includes an important and advanced position on the agenda of the various countries of the world in order to achieve their self-sufficiency, which aces several important challenges due to the exacerbation of problems and various crises, epidemics and conflicts, but the situation has worsened due to the rabid spread of the Corona pandemic with the increasing number of injuries that exceeded the barrier of 10 million people and lost About 500, 000 people worldwide died with this virus, which increased fears of negative effects on the diet.

In order to achieve self-sufficiency in most countries, to protect their food imports must be reduced and dependence on local production, in addition to the role of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation through many programs and assistance to mitigate the effects of the epidemic on food and agriculture, as the organization urges countries to meet the immediate food needs of its vulnerable population and strengthening its social protection programs, The World Food Program also works on the basis of its long and extensive experience in responding to emergencies and crises.