Post-COVID Future: Living and Managing Life After COVID From Food Security Perspective

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted not only the food systems and food security around the globe but also the health and resilience of the population. The virus brought about huge changes to food cultures. It altered food systems; logistics, lockdowns, and food supply issues returned people to cooking with regional ingredients and preferring to buy food from local producers.

This chapter reviews and explores the impacts of COVID-19. It also suggests the way forward after the pandemic. Landmark events such as COVID-19 tend to produce significant upstream impacts, both in terms of production focus and drivers of economic change. With all changes, there are winners and losers. Overall, the benefits in terms of choice, health, community awareness of different cuisines, and economic incentives to change are all positive outcomes of the COVID-19 crisis.