Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies: Volume 12 Issue 3

Revitalising Waqf (endowment) lands for agribusiness: potentials of the anchor company models

Norfaridah Ali Azizan, Amirul Afif Muhamat, Sharifah Faigah Syed Alwi, Husniyati Ali, Amalia Qistina Casteneda Abdullah

Waqf (endowment) lands constitute as among the highest types of waqf (endowment) properties in Malaysia; yet it is still unable to reach its maximum potential due to various…

Analyzing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vegetable market supply in Northwestern Ethiopia

Aemro Worku, M. Ali Ülkü

Due to global trade and transportation, the COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly reached all corners of the world; it has most impacted the poor communities and rural areas with limited…

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on prices of potato and onion in metropolitan cities of India

Kuldeep Rajpoot, Saurav Singla, Abhishek Singh, Shashi Shekhar

This study focuses on accessing the impact of lockdown implemented to curb the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on prices of potato and onion crops using the time…

Implications of COVID-19 related non-pharmaceutical measures on household livelihood and food security in Pakistan

Pomi Shahbaz, Shamsheer ul Haq, Ismet Boz

Coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19 is a health and humanitarian disaster threatening the livelihood and nutritional security of the people globally. This study examined the impacts…

Were the US workers in “essential” sectors well paid?

Yi-Pey Ou, Yun-Peng Chu

When the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic seriously hit the USA, a lot of cities/states announced their lockdowns, in some cases forbidding employees to go to work…

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the economy of oil palm smallholder's household income

Andi Irawan, Saefudin Saefudin, Melli Suryanty, M. Zulkarnain Yuliarso

This study aimed to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the oil palm smallholders' income, which includes both on-farm and off-farm resources.

COVID-19 and agri-food value chain: a systematic review and bibliometric mapping

Naba Kumar Das, Arup Roy

The COVID-19 has had a diversified and dynamic impact on the food and agricultural sector, particularly in the agri-food value chain. Although a good number of articles were…

Which food prices were more vulnerable to the COVID-19 blockade regulations in China? Comparison between perishable and storable vegetables

Yupeng Wang, Satoru Shimokawa

This paper aims to investigate how differently the COVID-19 blockade regulations influence the prices of perishable and storable foods. The authors focus on the cases of the 2020…

Financial feasibility assessment of adopting active controlled atmosphere containers for exporting highly perishable fruits during COVID-19: case of Taiwanese atemoya

Wen-Hung Huang, Kenneth Bicol Dy, Ching-Cheng Chang, Shih-Hsun Hsu

This study deals with attenuating the risk of relying on a single export market, which was heightened by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on Taiwanese atemoya (a…

Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the economic situation and food security of rural households in India

Veena Suresh, Ram Fishman, Johanna Sophie von Lieres, Bhavani R. Rao

The purpose of the study is to understand what impact the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 had on the income and food security of rural households in India and whether it differed…

COVID-19 lockdown and prices of essential food items in India: examining law of one price

Nusrat Akber, Kirtti Ranjan Paltasingh

This study examines whether the law of one price (LOP) or price convergence holds during the COVID-19 pandemic for essential food items in India.

Disruptions to agricultural activities, income loss and food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from farm households in a developing country

Pham Tien Thanh, Duong The Duy, Pham Bao Duong

In the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam imposed many drastic restrictions to curb the outbreak of this virus. Such restrictions interrupted the normal functioning of…