Communications strategy : project - the impacts of COVID-19 responses on the political economy of African food systems
Date
2021-04-30
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
The project survey revealed that national ministries of land, agriculture and fisheries, as well as local governments, were considered to be the two most important targets for communication strategies. In general, results show that communications efforts should shift from one understanding of food systems (shaped largely by the idea of “food security” and the interests of big corporate players) to another perhaps more democratic, local, inclusive and sustainable conceptualisation. For example, in South Africa the response to food shortages under COVID was to deliver industrially farmed and manufactured food relief, which had the effect of reinforcing corporate power in the food system.
Description
item.page.type
Policy Brief
item.page.format
Keywords
COVID-19, PANDEMIC, FOOD SUPPLY, COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES, LOCAL LEVEL, GOVERNMENT ROLE, MEDIA, FOOD POLICY, FOOD SYSTEMS, FOOD SECURITY, POLITICAL ECONOMY, SOUTH OF SAHARA