Open AccessFood Security in Qatar during COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Radhouan Ben-Hamadou
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
food science and nutrition technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2574-2701
DOI - 10.23880/fsnt16000261
Subject(s) - food security , pandemic , covid-19 , business , globe , food processing , production (economics) , economic growth , development economics , agriculture , economics , political science , geography , medicine , disease , archaeology , macroeconomics , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , ophthalmology
The novel COVID-19 pandemic that affects global food production and accessibility is a great concern/risk towards different country’s capacity to the attainment of stable and sustaining food security. Thus, Qatar’s food security like every other country of the globe is under a threat because of the COVID-19 pandemic which has been so far well managed because of its robust policies, social structure and proactive measures. Before the pandemic, Qatar has strengthened its food security status through laudable fiscal policies that focus on the local production increment, diversifying the sources of food imports and edible items, and overseas agro-business to ensure stable food supply at affordable prices. Hence, this mini-review looks into the current state of food security in Qatar amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic to establish if the current trend will help ensure food availability and accessibility in the foreseeable future.