The effects of COVID-19 on food systems: rapid assessments
Over the first half of 2020, COVID-19 spread across the globe. Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation and partners were deeply concerned by its effect on food systems in low and middle income countries. That’s why we designed a participatory method involving local stakeholders to rapidly assess the impacts of the pandemic on agricultural sectors. The method helped to take immediate actions to curb negative impacts. On this webpage, you find an overview of our COVID-19 rapid assessments on a country and sector level. We also disclose the method and a rapid sector assessment tool – showing you opportunities for future applications.
Methodology
Our research is based on a solid methodology and steps for rapid assessments.
Synthesis documents
Our rapid sector assessments tool gives you insights in how the rapid assessments can be used as an tool to manage agricultural sectors adaptively. You can also read our synthesis report, which discloses key insights in the overall outcomes of our rapid assessments.
Impact COVID-19 on food systems
Our series of rapid assessments identify current challenges and urgent action based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, please find a download with the rapid assessments synthesis.
Rapid Sector Assessment Tool
The Rapid Sector Assessment tool was designed primarily to rapidly assess the impact of shocks on agricultural sectors. The tool reveals what impacts are most pressing, creates awareness, brings stakeholders together to identify and prioritize actions, provides validated evidence to guide these actions, and advocates for policy measures to respond to the shocks.
Rapid assessments for the horticulture sector
Introduction Horticulture
Our series of horticulture assessments identify current challenges and urgent action in the horticulture sector in Rwanda, Ghana and Ivory coast, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, please find a download with an overall introduction of our horticulture assessments for stakeholders.
Ghana horticulture sector assessment
Horticulture Alerts identify current challenges and urgent action in the Ghanaian horticulture sector, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, you can download the most recent horticulture alert for Ghana with key actions defined.
Rwanda horticulture sector assessment
Horticulture Alerts identify current challenges and urgent action in the horticulture sector of Rwanda, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, you can download the most recent horticulture alert for Rwanda with key actions defined.
Ivory Coast horticulture sector assessment
Horticulture Alerts identify current challenges and urgent action in the horticulture sector of Ivory Coast, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, you can download the most recent horticulture alert for Ivory Coast with key actions defined.
Nigeria horticulture sector assessment
Horticulture Alerts identify current challenges and urgent action in the horticulture sector of Nigeria, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, you can download the most recent horticulture alert for Nigeria with key actions defined.
Rapid assessments for the soybean sector
Rapid assessments for the seed sector
Seed sector synthesis
Over the past months, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. We are deeply concerned about the impact of the pandemic on people’s health and lives, and on the disruption of the economy and society, from household level to community, and up to national and global levels. In this ‘Seed Alerts - Synthesis’ document, we focus on the way the crisis impacts the seed sector, and affects the operations and services of seed value chains of many important food and cash crops in low- and middleincome countries.
Ethiopia seed sector assessment
Seed Alerts identify current challenges and urgent action in the Ethiopian seed sector, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, you can download the most recent seed alert for Ethiopia with key actions defined.
Myanmar seed sector assessment
Seed Alerts identify current challenges and urgent action in Myanmar’s seed sector, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, please find the most recent seed alert for Myanmar with key actions defined. You can also download the complete assessment.
Nigeria seed sector assessment
Seed Alerts identify current challenges and urgent action in the Nigerian seed sector, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, you can download the most recent seed alert for Nigeria with key actions defined.
Uganda seed sector assessment
Seed Alerts identify current challenges and urgent action in the Uganda seed sector, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, you can download the most recent seed alert for Uganda with key actions defined.
Rapid assessments for the fertilizer sector
Rapid assessments for the sesame sector
Rapid assessments for the potato sector
Introduction Potato
Our series of potato assessments identify current challenges and urgent action in the potato sector in Rwanda, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, please find a download with an overall introduction of our potato assessments for stakeholders.
Rwanda potato sector assessment
Our series of potato assessments identify current challenges and urgent action in the potato sector in Rwanda, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, you can download the most recent potato alert for Rwanda with key actions defined.
Rapid assessments for the cotton sector
Introduction Cotton
Our series of Cotton assessments identify current challenges and urgent action in the Cotton sector in Burkina Faso, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, please find a download with an overall introduction of our FAO assessments for stakeholders.
Burkina Faso cotton sector assessment
Cotton assessments identify current challenges and urgent action in the Burkina Faso cotton sector, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, you can download the most recent cotton assessment for Burkina Faso with key actions defined.
Rapid assessments for the dairy sector
Introduction Dairy
Our series of Dairy assessments identify current challenges and urgent action in the dairy sector in Kenya, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, please find a download with an overall introduction of our FAO assessments for stakeholders.
Kenya dairy sector assessment
Dairy assessments identify current challenges and urgent action in the Kenya dairy sector, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, you can download the most recent dairy assessment for Kenya with key actions defined.
Rapid assessments for the marine fisheries sector
Introduction Marine Fisheries
Our series of Marine fisheries assessments identify current challenges and urgent action in the fisheries sector in Ghana, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, please find a download with an overall introduction of our FAO assessments for stakeholders.
Ghana marine fisheries sector assessment
Marine fisheries assessments identify current challenges and urgent action in the Ghana marine fishery sector, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, you can download the most recent marine fisheries assessment for Ghana with key actions defined.
Rapid assessements for the flower sector
Introduction Flowers
Our series of Flower assessments identify current challenges and urgent action in the flower sector in Kenya, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, please find a download with an overall introduction of our FAO assessments for stakeholders.
Kenya flower sector assessment
Flower assessments identify current challenges and urgent action in the Kenya flower sector, based on surveys and focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Below, you can download the most recent flower assessment for Kenya with key actions defined.
Rapid country assessments
Rapid Country Assessment: Bangladesh
COVID-19 measures, such as mobility restrictions and social-distancing, create major food system challenges in Bangladesh that affect food security. A study by Wageningen University & Research and partners revealed this deep immediate impact.
Rapid Country Assessment: Ethiopia
COVID-19 measures, such as mobility restrictions and social-distancing, create major food system challenges in Ethiopia that affect food security. A study by Wageningen University & Research and partners revealed this deep immediate impact.
Rapid Country Assessment: Kenya
COVID-19 measures, such as mobility restrictions and social-distancing, create major food system challenges in Kenya that affect food security. A study by Wageningen University & Research and partners revealed this deep immediate impact.
Rapid Country Assessment: Mali
COVID-19 measures, such as mobility restrictions and social-distancing, create major food system challenges in Mali that affect food security. A study by Wageningen University & Research and partners revealed this deep immediate impact.