As developing countries scramble to feed themselves, wealthy nations will feel the bite Opinion | Sajad Mahmood
Lockdown-related starvation will kill more people than Covid in the developing world. A knock-on effect of the pandemic is the shutting down of farms, forcing poorer countries to ban food exports, and may lead to the end of food security in richer countries.
This makes sense: the humanitarian situation across the world is defined by people losing their livelihoods due to lockdowns - not the virus itself. If we can focus on supporting developing economies through the crisis, the worst can be averted. There doesn’t seem to be much awareness of the global impacts though, with each country understandably preoccupied with its own body count and disruption to daily life.
Bangladesh is a devastating example of a country suffering under lockdown. The country has been shut down since March 26, which included closing the garment factories where millions of Bangladeshis worked to feed their families. Many of Bangladesh’s neediest nowa stimulus package of $8.5 billion to support those who are struggling to afford meals, this may not be enough to support the country’s poorest. $411 billion for business support alone.
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