Isaacs, MoeniebaNangle, MaiaAfrican Food Systems2022-02-072022-02-072021http://hdl.handle.net/10625/60861This policy brief reports findings from research investigating the impacts of Covid-19 regulations and mitigation measures on small-scale fishers in the Western Cape, South Africa. It provides specific and doable recommendations. Lockdown regulations have highlighted the lack of resilience among small-scale producers and traders within the complex national food system. A more localised food system should be supported and prioritised with the assistance of the state. The informal sector of small-scale food producers, processors, and traders increasingly came to depend on buyers in the formal sector: big fishing companies and supermarket chains who could also afford to buy them out.application/pdfenLOCAL FOOD SYSTEMSFOOD SECURITYCOVID-19REGULATIONSMALLHOLDERSARTISANAL FISHERIESFISHINGPOLITICAL ECONOMYRURAL ECONOMYINFORMAL SECTORFOOD PRODUCTIONSOUTH AFRICASOUTH OF SAHARAPolicy Brief