COVID-19 through the lens of seasonal agriculture in South Asia

被引：4

作者：

Kharel, Arjun ^{[1
]}

Mobarak, Ahmed Mushfiq ^{[2
,3
]}

Shenoy, Ashish ^{[4
,6
]}

Vernot, Corey ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Ctr Study Labour & Mobil, Kathmandu, Nepal

[2] Yale Univ, Dept Econ, New Haven, CT USA

[3] Yale Univ, Sch Management, New Haven, CT USA

[4] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Agr & Resource Econ, Davis, CA USA

[5] Yale Res Initiat Innovat & Scale Y RISE, New Haven, CT USA

[6] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Agr & Resource Econ, SS&H 3104, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616 USA

来源：

APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY | 2023年 / 45卷 / 04期

关键词：

agriculture; COVID-19; health; nutrition; seasonality; South Asia; FOOD SECURITY; POVERTY; CONSUMPTION; VULNERABILITY; RESPONSES; DEATHS; MATLAB; INCOME; RISK;

D O I：

10.1002/aepp.13359

中图分类号：

F3 [农业经济];

学科分类号：

0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;

摘要：

75% of the world's poor reside in rural areas where the local economy is tied to agriculture. We interpret new panel data on COVID-19 from Nepal and Bangladesh in relation to agricultural seasonality. Conditions in April-June 2020 were comparable to a typical lean season even though the pandemic arrived at harvest time. Income losses stem from both depressed local employment as well as lower migration and remittances. We also document indirect adverse health impacts on nutrition and mental health. Findings are specific to the nature of economic activity at harvest, and effective pandemic policy must evolve with the agricultural season.

引用

页码：1863 / 1879

页数：17

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