POVERTY, FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE TO COVID-19 IN BANGLADESH
Keywords:
Covid-19, Poverty, Food Security, ResiliienceAbstract
This paper observes the aspects of poverty and food security during COVID-19 in Bangladesh. When Covid-19 hit Bangladesh, the first reaction from the government was to shut down the economy to protect the people by asserting isolation and lockdown all over the country. This incident caused a great disaster for poverty and food security. Many parts of our society were affected by moderate to severe food insecurity. The lockdown slowed COVID-19’s expansion, but it led to severe food and nutrition insecurity among the population. Later, poverty wreaks havoc as a result of the pandemic in this country. The poor become poorer and middle earners become poor due to this pandemic.In this context, it is necessary designing a resilience-building programme because resilient people have diverse, flexible and ecologically sustainable livelihood strategies.
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