Covid-19 widens gap in food and seed security for smallholders in developing countries
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09.04.21
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COVID-19 has left vulnerable groups on the receiving end of social and economic impacts of the crisis, highlighting gaps in food and seed insecurity of smallholder farmers in developing countries. But impacts and mitigation strategies are not experienced evenly within communities. It will take careful analysis to make sure that seed initiatives reach the neediest during this crisis.
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