Joint Rapid Needs Assessment in Odisha, India: a Detailed Analysis of Food and Nutrition Sector during COVID-19
Imprint
New Delhi (India): World Food Programme (WFP), 2020.
Language Note
English
Summary
Emerging as a public health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic also threatened the food and nutrition security of vulnerable populations across the country, including those in Odisha. The Inter-Agency Group (IAG), Odisha, which is comprised of lead national and international non-governmental organisations, civil society organisations and UN agencies, conducted a state-wide mobile-phone based survey to gauge the impact of COVID-19 on the vulnerable people of the state. The survey focused on the areas of food security, nutrition, livelihoods, social protection, health, WASH and
migration.