The Covid-19 pandemic arrived on the world stage in early 2020 and, as of the time of this writing, shows little sign of abating. Thus far, countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have mostly evaded an intense, direct public health effect of Covid-19, and this is indeed something to celebrate. However, the Covid-19 pandemic, inclusive of the associated policy responses,10has affected food systems in SSA through numerous other avenues. The pandemic triggered a global recession, which in turn has negatively affected international supply and demand for some agricultural imports and exports and broadly reduced the flow of international remittances into lower-income countries.
