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| Title of Article |
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on ginger
production: Supply chains, labor, and food security
in Northeast Thailand |
| Date of Acceptance |
1 March 2021 |
| Journal |
| Title of Journal |
Forest and Society |
| Standard |
SCOPUS |
| Institute of Journal |
Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia |
| ISBN/ISSN |
2549-4724 |
| Volume |
5 |
| Issue |
1 |
| Month |
APRIL |
| Year of Publication |
2021 |
| Page |
120-135 |
| Abstract |
This paper evaluates the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on ginger production and ginger farmer livelihoods in Loei province where ginger is an important commercial crop. The analysis also pays particular attention to the lockdown period (March – June 2020). Data for this study were obtained from several sources, including information from government records, onsite observation, and semi-structured interviews. Field research was conducted in August 2020 for 10 days in a village in Plaba sub-district. Data was obtained using an interview guide with 55 ginger farmers who have been growing ginger for at least 3 years. The results show that the lock down and transportation restrictions affected input supply chains, such as fertilizer and rhizome seeds. The flow of international labor was also constrained affecting skilled labor shortage in ginger production. However, COVID-19 shows positive impacts on ginger production systems. Ginger price is higher than the previous year because of world market demand and the belief that ginger can be used as an antioxidant to prevent COVID-19 infections. Moreover, the result also shows that these ginger farmers are somewhat resilient in the face of COVID-19 as they are not much dependent on markets for their own subsistence needs. Finally, this study recommends that promoting farmers to produce their own food and diversify commercial crops would be a good strategy for farmers to survive the crisis. |
| Keyword |
high value crop, mountain agriculture, food security, farmer coping strategies, commercial crops |
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| Reviewing Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
| Status |
ตีพิมพ์แล้ว |
| Level of Publication |
นานาชาติ |
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