Examining the impact of COVID-19 on UK food supply

Richard King and Dr Helen Harwatt explain how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on the UK’s interactions with the global food system.

Explainer Video Published 18 January 2022 4 minute watch

Examining the impact of COVID-19 on UK food supply

— Richard King and Dr Helen Harwatt explain how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on the UK’s interactions with the global food system.

This short video supports a research paper which examines the results of a risk assessment conducted iteratively from mid-2020 to mid-2021.

It considers how nutrition security has been, and will continue to be, affected by the international impacts of the crisis, and how post-COVID food systems need to be more equitable, sustainable, and resilient.

The UK is a major trader of food and drink items. Its food-related industries were preparing for significant change even before the pandemic, due to Brexit. These dynamics have complicated supply-chain resilience during the pandemic.