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Advocacy Note: The Role of Cross-Border Trade in Security Food in Border Areas During Periods of COVID-19 Pandemic
Place of publication | Year of publication | Collation: 
Montréal | 2022 | 5 p.
Corporate author: 
Centre for International Cooperation and Study (CECI)
Region: 
Africa

 

The Role of Cross-Border Trade in Security food in border areas during periods of COVID-19 pandemic To limit the spread of Covid-19, the governments of Burkina Faso and Senegal have decided to close the borders in March 2020, thus limiting the movement of goods and people and cross-border exchanges. Faced with the measures taken and faced with the absolute necessity of survival, the Traders in cross-border areas bypass official checkpoints to continue trade. cross-border exchanges, necessary for their survival and food security, despite the risks of gender-based violence (GBV). In the event of a pandemic, for countries with still fragile economies such as Burkina Faso and Senegal, selective sanitary measures should rather be applied to enable formal trade and the movement of food across borders.

 

 

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Resource Type: 
Research papers / journal articles
Theme: 
Human rights
Diversity / cultural literacy / inclusive
Level of education: 
Lifelong learning
Non-formal education