South Asia Blogs and Resources on COVID-19

SOUTH ASIA BLOGS AND RESOURCES ON COVID-19

IFPRI-South Asia is curating a special series of blog posts analyzing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sub-national, national, and regional food and nutrition security, poverty, and development. The series is edited by South-Asia Regional Director Shahidur Rashid, Research Fellow Samuel Scott and Research Fellow Kalyani Raghunathan. The IFPRI-SAR blog series is produced in collaboration with ReSAKSS-Asia, which aims to mobilize research to inform policies to reduce poverty and hunger in Asia.

IFPRI-SAR op-eds on COVID-19 published in leading national dailies are available here. To receive regular updates on regional COVID-19 policy responses, subscribe to our IFPRI-SAR newsletter.
Guest Posts
July 20, 2020
Adapting a large multi-sectoral nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic: The story of Suaahara II from Nepal
In this blog, we hear from the team leading the second phase of Nepal's multi-sectoral nutrition program, Suaahara, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development
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Issue Posts
July 16, 2020
Nutrition program adaptations and implementation science during COVID-19: The case of South Asia
As COVID-19 surges through South Asia, nutrition programs are devising new ways to ensure participants receive program benefits.
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Guest Posts
July 13, 2020
Lockdown and Rural Distress: Highlights from phone surveys of 5,000 households in 12 Indian states
Survey data collected across 12 states, shows households with returned migrants are worse off than others, and have had to resort to strategies related to adjusting their food habits
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Blogs
July 9, 2020
Reduced food and diet quality, and need for nutrition services during COVID-19: Findings from surveys in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
Do poor households in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have enough food during the lockdown?Insights from survey data conducted in April-May 2020.
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Research Posts
July 6, 2020
Mitigating long-term impacts of COVID-19 by strengthening social justice in access to WASH and health services: Insights from Nepal
As COVID-19 strains Nepal’s public health programs and government resources, ethnicity should be considered when deciding where to strengthen the supply of critical services.
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Research Posts
July 2, 2020
How COVID-19 may affect household expenditures in India: Unemployment shock, Household Consumption, and Transient Poverty
India’s unemployment levels have tripled and household income has suffered as a result of the COVID-19 shock.
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Issue Posts
June 29, 2020
Learning from earlier crises: ASEAN countries’ trade responses during COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic led to several countries imposing lockdowns, disrupting global supply chains and restricting the movement of goods and labor. ASEAN countries is no different.
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Issue Posts
June 25, 2020
Enhancing Household Food Security in a Pandemic: Policy Options for Rice Markets and Safety Nets in Bangladesh
Various forms of COVID-induced lockdowns may slow down, or even reverse, the progresses Bangladesh has made in recent years.
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Guest Posts
June 22, 2020
Agricultural policy in the shadow of pandemic: Whence and whither?
Several agricultural reforms have been introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the easing of restriction on intra-state trade and the provision of credit to farmers.
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