Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sustainable Food Systems: Lessons Learned for Public Policies? The Case of Poland

• Published in: Agriculture (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 61
• Main Authors: Dudek, Michał, Śpiewak, Ruta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; Agriculture; Consumers; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 infection; COVID-19 pandemic; Economic analysis; Environmental impact; Epidemics; EU Farm to Fork Strategy; farm to fork; farmers demand and consumption patterns; Food; Food safety; Food security; Food supply; Impact analysis; Medical research; pandemic; Pandemics; Poland; Public policy; Qualitative analysis; Research methodology; Social impact; sustainable food system; Sustainable food systems; uncertainty; Poland

COVID-19 has affected the functioning of food systems all over the world. This paper seeks to identify and analyse the economic, legal and institutional, as well as social effects of the pandemic’s outbreak on food systems, and the implications for the EU Farm to Fork Strategy whose main purpose is...