Table 6.
Consequences of COVID-19 crisis on food systems.
| Households in Guadeloupe (n = 38)* | Experts in Guadeloupe (n = 28)** | Experts in other Caribbean countries (n = 22) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Used family assistance for feeding | 11% | 68% | 86% |
| Produced some of their own food | 29% | 61% | 82% |
| Used social assistance for feeding | 0% | 54% | 77% |
| Reduced the diversity of products consumed | 34% | 50% | 64% |
| Reduced the overall volume of their food consumption | 22% | 25% | 57% |
| Spent less time shopping for food products | 42% | 43% | 46% |
Notes: * for households, the question was: “Due to the COVID-19 crisis, you have…”; ** for experts, the question was: “According to you, due to the COVID-19 crisis, the households in your country have…”. The values in the table correspond for each line to the proportion of the different subsamples indicating the presence of the considered impact.