Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated policy responses on food systems in sub-Saharan Africa

This policy brief summarizes a report which applies a systematic literature review methodology to survey the evidence on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sub-Saharan African food systems, particularly with respect to domestic food value chains, regional/international food trade, and food and nutrition security. This evidence synthesis gives rise to several recommendations for policy makers, some of which are immediately applicable while others would be relevant if a lockdown were reintroduced in a future crisis.