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Smallholder farmer perceptions about the impact of COVID-19 on agriculture and livelihoods in Senegal

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  • Middendorf, B. Jan
  • Faye, Aliou
  • Middendorf, Gerad
  • Stewart, Zachary P.
  • Jha, Prakash K.
  • Prasad, P.V. Vara

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The global COVID-19 pandemic has produced a variety of unanticipated shocks to farming and socio-economic systems around the world. In case of Senegal, the country was already facing number of challenges at the inception of the pandemic, including high rates of poverty, prevalence of food insecurity, combined with other biophysical and socioeconomic challenges faced generally in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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  • Middendorf, B. Jan & Faye, Aliou & Middendorf, Gerad & Stewart, Zachary P. & Jha, Prakash K. & Prasad, P.V. Vara, 2021. "Smallholder farmer perceptions about the impact of COVID-19 on agriculture and livelihoods in Senegal," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 190(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:190:y:2021:i:c:s0308521x21000615
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103108
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    1. Van den Broeck, Goedele & Maertens, Miet, 2017. "Moving Up or Moving Out? Insights into Rural Development and Poverty Reduction in Senegal," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 95-109.
    2. Jha, P.K. & Araya, A. & Stewart, Z.P. & Faye, A. & Traore, H. & Middendorf, B.J. & Prasad, P.V.V., 2021. "Projecting potential impact of COVID-19 on major cereal crops in Senegal and Burkina Faso using crop simulation models," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 190(C).
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