SARS-CAC

Initiated by the FAO, the project aims at providing a comparative assessment of the effects of the spread of the new variant of the Corona virus and the respective government measures. IAMO coordinates a study on eight Central Asian and Caucasian countries. Supported by a network of country experts and teams and guided by a common monitoring framework, eight country reports will be drafted. These reports are expected to inform about the spread of COVID-19, effects on food production and trade as well as on prices. In particular, a possible shift in consumers’ sourcing behavior from traditional food marketing channels such as bazaars and fresh markets to supermarkets and other more standardized channels will be looked at. Furthermore, it will be studied how restrictive measures in major migration destinations, in particular Russia, impacted remittances, unemployment and income growth in rural areas.

A synthesis report will present key insights of the country reports in a condensed manner and will compare the experiences from the eight countries.

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Publications

Djanibekov, Nodir; Herzfeld, Thomas (2022) 2020 - das erste Jahr der COVID-19-Pandemie in Zentralasien und im Kaukasus: Staatliche Reaktionen und deren Folgen für Landwirtschaft und ländliche Gebiete. IAMO Jahreszahl 24: 5-24.

Djanibekov, Nodir; Herzfeld, Thomas (2022) Agrifood trade in Central Asia and the South Caucasus during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. FAO bulletin (9): 7-15. Download

Djanibekov, Nodir; Herzfeld, Thomas (2022) Агропродовольственная торговля в странах Центральной Азии и Южного Кавказа в первый год пандемии. ФАО Ежеквартальный бюллетень No. 81: 7-15. Download

Djanibekov, Nodir; Herzfeld, Thomas (2021) The impact of COVID-19 on agrifood systems and rural areas in Central Asia and Caucasus countries: Final report of a study commissioned by FAO. IAMO Discussion Paper No. 198, Halle (Saale): IAMO. Download

Djanibekov, Nodir; Herzfeld, Thomas; Arias, Pedro Marcelo (2021) Food policy measures in response to COVID-19 in Central Asia and the Caucasus: Taking stock after the first year of the pandemic. IAMO Policy Brief No. 43, Halle (Saale). Download

Djanibekov, Nodir; Herzfeld, Thomas; Arias, Pedro Marcelo (2021) Меры продовольственной политики в условиях COVID-19 в Центральной Азии и на Кавказе: Подведение итогов первого года пандемии. IAMO Policy Brief No. 43, Halle (Saale). Download