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A snapshot of food supply chain in Wuhan under the COVID-19 pandemic

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  • Shi Min
  • Xiaoheng Zhang
  • Gucheng Li

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Purpose - The objective is to have a better understanding of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food supply chain in Wuhan. Design/methodology/approach - Through a simplified flow, the authors qualitatively analyze the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food supply chain. Data was gathered through a telephone survey of food suppliers in Wuhan. Findings - The prevention measures of the COVID-19 pandemic had negative impacts on food supply chain in Wuhan. About 83.1% of food suppliers experienced a decrease in revenues. This is influenced by factors including food category on sale, purchase channel of food, food supplier's household registration and the number of the COVID-19 patients in the located community. Research limitations/implications - Due to the limitation of available data, there is a lack of quantitative analysis on the impact on food supply chain. The sample size of food suppliers is limited. Practical implications - This study identifies the challenges in the food supply chain resulting from the control measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan and provides a reference for the design of control measures in other regions. Originality/value - This study supplements the literature regarding the impact of public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic on food supply chain, especially food suppliers' revenues.

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  • Shi Min & Xiaoheng Zhang & Gucheng Li, 2020. "A snapshot of food supply chain in Wuhan under the COVID-19 pandemic," China Agricultural Economic Review, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 12(4), pages 689-704, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:caerpp:caer-04-2020-0056
    DOI: 10.1108/CAER-04-2020-0056
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    1. Takaki Nagao & Hiromasa Ijuin & Tetsuo Yamada & Keisuke Nagasawa & Lei Zhou, 2021. "COVID-19 Disruption Strategy for Redesigning Global Supply Chain Network across TPP Countries," Logistics, MDPI, vol. 6(1), pages 1-26, December.
    2. Taiyang Zhong & Jonathan Crush & Zhenzhong Si & Steffanie Scott, 2022. "Emergency food supplies and food security in Wuhan and Nanjing, China, during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Evidence from a field survey," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 40(3), May.
    3. Syed Abdul Rehman Khan & Pablo Ponce & Muhammad Tanveer & Nathalie Aguirre-Padilla & Haider Mahmood & Syed Adeel Ali Shah, 2021. "Technological Innovation and Circular Economy Practices: Business Strategies to Mitigate the Effects of COVID-19," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-17, July.
    4. Margherita Bernabei & Silvia Colabianchi & Francesco Costantino, 2022. "Actions and Strategies for Coronavirus to Ensure Supply Chain Resilience: A Systemic Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(20), pages 1-19, October.
    5. Yanzhe Zhang & Bowen Zou & Huai Zhang & Jian Zhang, 2023. "Are Chinese Citizens Satisfied with Lockdown Performance during the COVID-19 Outbreak Period? A Survey from Wuhan, Shulan, and Nanjing," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 23(2), pages 551-573, June.
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    8. Cui, Zhiwei & Fu, Xin & Wang, Jianwei & Qiang, Yongjie & Jiang, Ying & Long, Zhiyou, 2022. "How does COVID-19 pandemic impact cities' logistics performance? An evidence from China's highway freight transport," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 120(C), pages 11-22.
    9. Fan, Shenggen, 2020. "Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security Under Covid-19: Lessons from China," Review of Agrarian Studies, Foundation for Agrarian Studies, vol. 10(1), July.
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    11. Hassan Younis & Malek Alsharairi & Hammad Younes & Balan Sundarakani, 2023. "The impact of COVID-19 on supply chains: systematic review and future research directions," Operational Research, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 1-31, September.

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    Keywords

    COVID-2019; Pandemic; Control measures; Food supply chain system; Supplier revenues; Q18;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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