Building back better after Covid-19: Why South Africa needs an equitable food system for small-scale farmers and fishers, street traders and consumers – and how to build it

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2021

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Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS)

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This policy brief reports headline findings from research investigating the impacts of Covid-19 regulations and mitigation measures on actors in South Africa’s food system. The research focuses on fresh produce in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal and fish in the Western Cape. The researchers conducted 211 in-depth interviews, facilitated the production of 24 food diaries and visited 16 primary field sites.

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COVID-19, Equitable food system, Small-scale farmers, Small-scale fishers, Street traders, Consumers

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Hall, R. & Wegerif, M., 2021. Building back better after Covid-19: Why South Africa needs an equitable food system for small-scale farmers and fishers, street traders and consumers – and how to build it (Policy Brief 56). PLAAS, UWC

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http://hdl.handle.net/10566/7170

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