FOOD AND NUTRITION DYNAMICS IN POST COVID- 19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

Food security and nutritional intake is one vital phenomenon in every human life and should not be handled
with kid gloves. This study aimed at empirically analysing food and nutrition dynamics in post Covid-19
pandemic. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 100
respondents randomly selected among individuals and households at Isieke village in Asaba. The stratified
sampling technique was adopted for the study. The Chi-Square test was essentially used to determine whether
all of the people and households encountered problems with food security and dietary intake post covid-19.
The findings of the study revealed that the levels of food security and dietary consumption were respectively,
0.219 and 0.036. The post COVID-19 dynamics reaction major, however, has little to no impact on the
individual and household level. Even though many people asserted that the lockdown action had an adverse
effect, our research found that the adverse effect of the dynamics of covid-19 was felt minimally post
pandemic. The study concluded that food and nutrition were not fully affected by lockdown measures during
COVID-19; rather, the post-COVID-19 period brought with it the significant difficulties that endangered
household and individuals. The study recommended the improved protections for farmers and other
marginalized workers in the food chain who are disproportionately impacted by the crisis and encourage
more resilient and diverse distribution networks, including localized marketplaces and shorter supply
chains.