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The collective approach by the national and state governments along with the private sector to protect the lives and the livelihood of the vulnerable groups facing the Covid-19 crisis in India are presented. It is expected that these actions could encourage effective solutions for greater food security and food sovereignty...

In Medellin, the City Food Region System implemented a few years ago, enabled local producers, consumers and local government to keep an active food distribution system. Overall, the program generates income for producers, lowers the costs of supplying vendors and ensures a secure channel of food supply during the crisis....

What are the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the local food system? What measures have been taken to cope with these challenges in regard to the food supply chain? How the CRFS approach can contribute to more resilient food systems?

This webpage of the City Region Food System FAO program (CRFS) shows how cities and countries around the world are coping to sustain their food system during the Covid-19 pandemic: China/Wuhan - Madagascar/Antananarivo - India - Medellin/Colombia.

Local food partnerships are playing a crucial role in the response to the Covid-19 crisis and its impacts on rising food insecurity, viability of small food businesses and social isolation, organising rapidly in cooperation with local authorities and other local groups to address these challenges. Through these web pages you...