Manda, S orcid.org/0000-0001-6064-114X (2023) Inside Zambia's ‘new normal:’ COVID-19 policy responses and implications for peri-urban food security and livelihoods. Journal of International Development, 35 (6). pp. 1099-1120. ISSN 0954-1748
Abstract
This paper explores COVID-19 policy responses and experiences of their impact on food systems and livelihoods, and other factors shaping vulnerability among peri-urban small-scale farmers in Zambia. We draw on household surveys and case studies, multi-level interviews and group discussions to make sense of ‘new normal’ policy (in)action and its (in) effectiveness in shaping peri-urban production, market linkages and livelihoods during the pandemic. Results show COVID-19 policy responses affected peri-urban production supply and demand for food and inputs. The ‘new normal’ policy responses aimed at striking a balance between health concerns and economic development as a pathway to recovery have not been followed by systematic peri-urban agriculture support, leading to failure to stimulate production and drive urban market linkages, including supermarkets. Findings bring nuance to fragilities in national food systems and the need for long-term and transformative interventions that can strengthen peri-urban agriculture and livelihoods beyond the pandemic.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
Keywords: | COVID-19; food security; food systems resilience; livelihood response pathways; lock-down; peri-urban; Zambia |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2022 09:24 |
Last Modified: | 22 Feb 2024 12:24 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/jid.3720 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:192166 |