A comparative study of small-scale fishery supply chains’ vulnerability and resilience to COVID-19

Autor: Giordano, Christopher, Bassett, Hannah, Advani, Sahir, Suri, Sharon, Sharan, Sonia
Přispěvatelé: Moving Matters: People, Goods, Power and Ideas (AISSR, FMG), Governance and Inclusive Development (GID, AISSR, FMG)
Rok vydání: 2022
Předmět:
Adaptive capacity
bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Food Studies
Resilience
bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Economics
SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|International and Area Studies
Research
Geography
Planning and Development

SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Economics
Vulnerability
COVID-19
SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Geography
Management
Monitoring
Policy and Law

Development
Aquatic Science
bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Geography
Supply chain disruption
SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Food Studies
SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Environmental Studies
bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences
bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|International and Area Studies
bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Environmental Studies
SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences
Small-scale fishery
Water Science and Technology
Zdroj: Maritime Studies, 21(2). Centre for Maritime Research, MARE
Maritime Studies
ISSN: 2212-9790
1872-7859
Popis: The COVID-19 pandemic and response has significantly disrupted fishery supply chains, creating shortages of essential foods and constraining livelihoods globally. Small-scale fisheries (SSFs) are responding to the pandemic in a variety of ways. Together, disruptions from and responses to COVID-19 illuminate existing vulnerabilities in the fish distribution paradigm and possible means of reducing system and actor sensitivity and exposure and increasing adaptive capacity. Integrating concepts from literature on supply chain disruptions, social-ecological systems, human wellbeing, vulnerability, and SSFs, we synthesize preliminary lessons from six case studies from Indonesia, the Philippines, Peru, Canada, and the United States. The SSF supply chains examined employ different distribution strategies and operate in different geographic, political, social, economic, and cultural contexts. Specifically, we ask (a) how resilient have different SSF supply chains been to COVID-19 impacts; (b) what do these initial outcomes indicate about the role of distribution strategies in determining the vulnerability of SSF supply chains to macroeconomic shocks; and (c) what key factors have shaped this vulnerability? Based on our findings, systemic changes that may reduce SSF vulnerability to future macroeconomic shocks include: diversification of distribution strategies, livelihoods, and products; development of local and domestic markets and distribution channels; reduced reliance on international markets; establishment of effective communication channels; and preparation for providing aid to directly assist supply chains and support consumer purchasing power.
Databáze: OpenAIRE