From the editor, Yemaya 61, August 2020

ICSF, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (2020) From the editor, Yemaya 61, August 2020. Yemaya (61). p. 1. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

According to the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 (SOFI 2020) released in July amidst the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people affected by hunger is steadily rising globally. People with higher risk of food insecurity include those with the lowest levels of income and education, the unemployed, those with health problem, those living in rural areas, and those separated or divorced. The report, which carries recent and authoritative estimates of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition around the world, also revealed disturbing gender specific aspects of hunger: moderate to severe food insecurity is more prevalent among women than men; there is a growing gender gap in accessing food; and the most disadvantaged and vulnerable are often adolescents, women and children living in the poorest households in rural areas but also urban areas. When viewed in the context of a pandemic induced global economic crisis, these findings have serious implications for the lives of women in the small-scale fisheries.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM539
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, Food Security, Nutrition, Women, Vulnerability, Disease, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Chitti Babu ICSF
Date Deposited:	20 Sep 2021 06:28
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2022 04:48
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1111

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