How the coronavirus pandemic shook up our relationship with food
En bref
24-09-2020
First there was panic-buying. There were concerns over safety: could one be infected by food? Realisation of the efforts of supermarket staff, truck drivers and warehouse staff to keep food coming to customers. Spring amidst closed borders awakened us to how much we depend on foreign farm workers to pick fruit and vegetables. There were campaigns for furloughed employees to go and work on farms. Then came news about the conditions endured by some foreign workers in the food-processing industry. The rollercoaster of the coronavirus crisis has changed our relationship with food, but whether just temporarily or for good, remains to be seen.
En bref
À propos de ce document
Type de publication
Auteur
Domaine politique
Mot-clé
- AGRO-ALIMENTAIRE
- analyse économique
- chaîne d'approvisionnement
- commerce international
- conséquence économique
- libre circulation des marchandises
- maladie à coronavirus
- production
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGIE ET RECHERCHE
- produit alimentaire
- produit alimentaire
- QUESTIONS SOCIALES
- santé
- sécurité alimentaire
- ÉCHANGES ÉCONOMIQUES ET COMMERCIAUX
- ÉCONOMIE
- épidémie