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Press release... A battle plan for ensuring global food supplies during the COVID-19 crisis... FAO’s Chief Economist maps the ways the world can mitigate shocks to agriculture and food systems... Global food supply chains are complex and include these kale farmers in Uganda.The COVID-19 pandemic has put the world on a crisis footing, with unprecedented actions to restrict movements and plans for radical deployment of public funds to combat the threat posed by a novel coronavirus that knows no boundaries. Success will entail coherent and robust plans for our food systems. FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero Cullen outlines a framework for how countries can think about and craft these plans. As more countries adopt lockdown policies to contain and mitigate the COVID-19 crisis, is there a risk that we will run out of food? The short answer is both yes and no. There is that risk, but we have plenty of ways to reduce its likelihood, and the sooner we adopt them the more we can a...

No panic, there's enough food for everyone! Global struggle against global threat.. The coronavirus pandemic, which spread across more than 180 countries, has almost taken the world hostage. The pandemic, which killed thousands of people, put tremendous pressure on the global food supply chain as well as the healthcare system. People run to the markets in panic and stock up on flour, pasta and pulses. Pasta and flor sales in France tripled compared to the same period of last year. Demand for flour has increased by 80 percent in Italy, one of the countries most affected by the pandemic. While the supply-demand balance in the grain markets suddenly deteriorates, the governments are also taking measures such as banning grain exports, primarily wheat and rice, and suspending flour sales abroad to ensure their own food security. However, the UN warns that these protective policies that restrict international grain trade can trigger a food crisis in the world. The threat is too close....