COVID-19’s Initial Impact on Food Supply Chains, Rural Migrants, and Poverty in the People’s Republic of China

Publication | December 2021
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This paper explores the initial impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on food, rural migrants, and other vulnerable groups, and includes policy recommendations.

The paper discusses policies to help sustain the elimination of absolute poverty in the PRC. It also suggests how the PRC can make further progress beyond income-based absolute poverty, especially in the areas of education, health, housing, rural and urban living conditions, and the environment.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Impact on Food Supply Chains, Rural Migrants, and Poverty
  • Gross Domestic Product and Employment
  • Rural Migrant Workers
  • Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
  • Poverty
  • Policy Responses
  • Long-Term Poverty Reduction Strategy

Additional Details

Authors
Type
Series
Subjects
  • Agriculture and natural resources
  • Poverty
  • Social development and protection
  • Migration, trafficking, and human mobility
  • Social protection - labor and employment
Countries
  • China, People's Republic of
Pages
  • 42
Dimensions
  • 8.5 x 11
SKU
  • WPS210464-2

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