改变非洲的粮食系统:建立适应力,提供健康的饮食
Anna Lartey1, Paul Guthiga2, Wondwosen Tefara2
1Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Greater Accra, Ghana.
The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
|November 18, 2024
概括
非洲的粮食系统面临着气候变化和COVID-19等流行病的威胁,影响粮食安全. 建立有弹性,可持续的粮食系统对于确保整个非洲大陆获得健康饮食至关重要.
科学领域:
- 农业科学 农业科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 发展研究 发展研究 研究
背景情况:
- 非洲的粮食系统容易受到气候变化,冲突,流行病 (如COVID-19) 和价格波动的影响.
- COVID-19大流行加剧了现有的挑战,破坏了生计,价值链和获得营养食品的机会.
- 非洲早已存在的粮食不安全和营养不良,因与大流行相关的制措施而恶化.
研究的目的:
- 审查非洲COVID-19前的粮食不安全和营养不良情况.
- 评估COVID-19大流行对非洲粮食系统和健康饮食的影响.
- 建议建立有弹性和可持续的粮食系统,以加速恢复.
主要方法:
- 这项研究是一篇综述性论文.
- 它综合了关于非洲粮食安全和营养不良的现有数据和文献.
- 该审查审查了COVID-19制措施对食品系统的影响.
主要成果:
- 制COVID-19的措施放大了非洲现有的粮食系统脆弱性.
- 由于生计和供应链的中断,对营养食品的获取受到负面影响.
- 疫情凸显了迫切需要有弹性的食品系统,以确保健康的饮食.
结论:
- 弹性和可持续的粮食系统对于非洲的复苏和确保所有人的健康饮食至关重要.
- 主要建议包括提高农业生产率,促进本土食品,采用性别敏感的方法,加强社会保护,支持健康的食品环境,并利用数据进行监测.
- 改变粮食系统对于有效应对当前和未来的冲击至关重要.
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