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Coping with COVID-19 Shocks in Western Uganda
CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT COPING STRATEGY ECONOMIC SHOCK WOMEN FARMERS AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB AGRICULTURAL INPUT GENDER EQUALITY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FOOD SECURITY WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE SOCIAL SAFETY NET INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN JOB LOSS
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World Bank, Washington, DC
Africa | Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) | Uganda
2021-11-10T22:39:38Z | 2021-11-10T22:39:38Z | 2021-09
In Western Uganda, women farmers and their households were facing widespread agricultural and non-agricultural income shocks in September 2020, indicating a protracted crisis. To cope with these shocks, many households liquidated productive agricultural assets. Women who had higher decision-making power within the household before the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, appeared to cope better with post-outbreak shocks by engaging in more income-generating activities and having better food security in the household.
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