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Food security and safety concerns in animal production and public health issues in Africa: A perspective of COVID-19 pandemic era.
Ejeromedoghene, O; Tesi, J N; Uyanga, V A; Adebayo, A O; Nwosisi, M C; Tesi, G O; Akinyeye, R O.
  • Ejeromedoghene O; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211189 Jiangsu Province, PR China.
  • Tesi JN; Department of Chemistry, College of Physical Sciences, Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2240, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
  • Uyanga VA; Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, PMB 1221 Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria.
  • Adebayo AO; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, No. 61, Daizong Street, Tai'an City, 271018 Shandong Province, China.
  • Nwosisi MC; Department of Chemistry, College of Physical Sciences, Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2240, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
  • Tesi GO; Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, PMB 1221 Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria.
  • Akinyeye RO; Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Africa, Toru-Orua, Nigeria.
Ethics Med Public Health ; 15: 100600, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-801197
ABSTRACT
The impact of COVID-19 on food security can best be understood from the downturn on agricultural and other related economic activities which were almost brought to a total halt during the pandemic. The restriction of movement/lockdown policy instituted by various governments heavily affected local and national food production as farmers could not go to their farmlands. More so, there was price gouging on raw food items as local farmers were reducing cultivation and harvest because of their safety. The lockdown also affected the transportation of food products from farms and local companies to the market and across inter-state/province borders. Additionally, many human infections traceable to disease outbreak from animal origin suggest a great risk of exposure to infectious agents by live animal farmers. In combating this menace, local food production needs to be encouraged more, while measures should be put in place to facilitate farmer's participation in government regulations on enforcing biosecurity, health standards, disease monitoring, and surveillance practices.
L'impact de la COVID-19 sur la sécurité alimentaire peut être mieux compris à partir du ralentissement des activités agricoles, et autres activités économiques connexes, qui ont été presque totalement interrompues pendant la pandémie. La restriction des déplacements et le verrouillage institué par les différents gouvernements ont fortement affecté la production alimentaire locale et nationale, les agriculteurs ne pouvant plus se rendre sur leurs terres. De plus, les prix des produits alimentaires bruts ont été réduits, car les agriculteurs locaux ont réduit leurs cultures et leurs récoltes en raison de leur sécurité. Le blocage a également affecté le transport des produits alimentaires des fermes et des entreprises locales vers le marché et au-delà des frontières entre les États et les provinces. En outre, de nombreuses infections humaines, dont on peut retracer l'origine animale, suggèrent un grand risque d'exposition des éleveurs d'animaux vivants à des agents infectieux. Pour lutter contre cette menace, il convient d'encourager davantage la production alimentaire locale, tout en mettant en place des mesures visant à faciliter la participation des agriculteurs aux réglementations gouvernementales relatives à l'application de la biosécurité, des normes sanitaires, du suivi des maladies et des pratiques de surveillance.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Ethics Med Public Health Year: 2020 Document Type: Article