COVID-19's implications on agri-food systems and human health in Bangladesh

Byomkesh Talukder; Gary W vanLoon; Keith W Hipel; James Orbinski

doi:10.1016/j.crsust.2021.100033

COVID-19's implications on agri-food systems and human health in Bangladesh

Curr Res Environ Sustain. 2021:3:100033. doi: 10.1016/j.crsust.2021.100033. Epub 2021 Mar 10.

Authors

Byomkesh Talukder¹, Gary W vanLoon², Keith W Hipel^{3

4}, James Orbinski^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, Suite 2150, Dahdaleh Building, York University, 88 The Pond Road, Toronto, Ontario M3J 2S5, Canada.
² School of Environmental Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.
³ System Engineering Department and Conflict Analysis Group, Waterloo University, Canada.
⁴ Centre for International Governance Innovation Coordinator, Waterloo, Canada.
⁵ Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University, Canada.
⁶ Faculty of Health, York University, Canada.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh has put agri-food systems and resultant human health under serious pressure and this has thus become a priority concern for the country and its development partners. To understand, describe and analyse the impacts of COVID-19 on agri-food systems, human health issues and related SDGs, this study used systematic rapid literature review, analysis of blogs and news and engagement with key informants. The analysis reveals impacts that can be addressed through a set of recommendations for a coordinated effort to minimize the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on agri-food systems and related health issues in Bangladesh.

Keywords: Agri-food systems; Bangladesh; COVID-19; Health; SDGs.