Food Systems Disruptions
subject: COVID-19, Pandemic, food system, Disruption, local food
description: First paragraph: Our food system has been disrupted. Shopping at a grocery store during the COVID-19 pan­demic is not a pleasant experience, and, for some of the most vulnerable, it can be outright dangerous. It may become worse. How long will supply chain disruptions continue and what are upcoming challenges? From illness in the fields where agricultural workers pick our food and the closing of food processing facilities to the threat that trucking lanes may be shut down, the possibilities seem real right now. . . .
creator: Jane Kolodinsky, Marilyn Sitaker, Lisa Chase, Diane Smith, Wei-Wei Wang
source: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
publisher: Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
date: 2020
language: EN
identifier: DOI: 10.5304/jafscd.2020.093.013
coverage: Technology, Environmental sciences, Geography. Anthropology. Recreation, Human ecology. Anthropogeography, Social Sciences, Agriculture, Communities. Classes. Races, Recreation. Leisure, Nutrition. Foods and food supply, Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology, Regional planning, Home economics