Influence of Covid19 on Food Security in Imo State, Nigeria
Eric ChukwumaMaduka, John C Amadi, Polycarp C Nlem, Chidinma A Okafor
Department of Geography and Environment Studies
AlvanIkoku Federal College of Education.
Email: madukaericgeography@gmail.com
Corresponding Author: Maduka Eric C
ABSTRACT
The Corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic is a global health crisis caused by a newly discovered corona virus . Covid-19 is far more than an infectious disease; it is affecting the socioeconomic and food security (FS) worldwide.. This work therefore focuses on how Covid 19 policy influences food security. Three(3) objectives and research questions were raised for the work. The research design used is descriptive survey and random sampling was used. A total of 1400 questionnaire were administered at 350 for each selected area. Findings from this work reveals that policies like Social distancing, Lockdown and curfew have be constantly observed all over the world including the study area. This research has found out that food availability has been influenced negatively by the Covid 19 policies. Findings from the work show that online markets and internet buying can help in solving the problems associated with Covid 19 policies. This research strongly recommends that online markets should be encouraged through provision of strong internet services. This will help citizen to have easy and safe access to food and in turn enhance food security.
