Proceedings of the 2022 6th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2022)

The Impact of Covid-19 on the Food Supply Chains in China

Authors
Kejun Fan1, *
1Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
*Corresponding author. Email: irenee111@163.com
Corresponding Author
Kejun Fan
Available Online 29 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_373How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Food supply chain; Covid-19; Impacts
Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people’s movement was under restrictions due to lockdowns. The food supply chain is then largely affected with disrupted supply and changed demand patterns. This paper mainly assesses the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the food supply chains in China. In the demand side, the changes include consumers panic buying behavior and the shift of commerce platforms to purchase food. At the same time, in the supply side, processing and distribution of food are disrupted and governments are taking actions to mitigate the situation. In this context, some innovative approaches also emerge to facilitate the functioning of the food supply chain, including the development of livestreaming selling and the shared labor model platform. The innovative solutions offered by JD to help with the normal food supply during the pandemic is also reviewed. In the future, it is expected that digitalization will become increasingly important for the food supply chains resilience and the growth of online food purchase and delivery will continue for consumers. This paper can serve as a reference for the government and organizations to make changes to improve the supply chain resilience later in the post-pandemic era.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 6th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 December 2022
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_373
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_373How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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