Download This PaperThe Role of National Food Security in a Massive Pandemic: The Case of COVID-19
International Journal of Business and Society, Vol. 22 No. 1, 2021, 119-130
12 Pages Posted: 27 Mar 2020 Last revised: 6 Apr 2021
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The Role of National Food Security in a Massive Pandemic: The Case of COVID-19
The Role of National Food Security in a Massive Pandemic: The Case of COVID-19
Date Written: March 25, 2020
Abstract
This paper proposes the national pandemics contingency plan for any country based on the application of the minimum food, water & medication storage for a massive pandemic quota (ψ-Quota). Consequently, the main objective of the ψ-Quota is to calculate the approximate amount of food, water, and medicines storage amount annually in case of a possible massive pandemic crisis. Finally, this paper is divided into three sections: (i) the minimum food, water, and medicine quota storage calculation in case of a massive pandemic; (ii) the food, water, and medicine storage quota for a massive pandemics; (iii) the geographical distribution and mapping of the emergency aid supplier’s modules in case of a massive pandemic for any country. Finally, the ψ-Quota was applied on the case of Malaysia.
Keywords: Pandemics, Food security; Economic development; COVID-19
JEL Classification: B40
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