Following the detection of the first case of COVID-19 in Benin on 16 March 2020, the government put in place movement restrictions and imposed measures to limit the spread of the disease. [...] Unfortunately, the installation of the sanitary cordon due to the COVID-19 health crisis prevented the follow-up of honey harvesting activities planned for May 2020, resulting in the loss of beekeeping production. [...] Therefore, we conducted bilateral consultations with policymakers at the local level, and policy dialogues were held in August 2019 and again in August 2020 to deepen our understanding of the complex process of planning and decision-making in the area of food and nutrition security. [...] Furthermore, their understanding of the concept of ‘evidence’ or ‘proof’ is limited to statistics from the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Analysis; they are not very familiar with research results and evaluation findings as sources of evidence, proving the need to build their capacity and support them in the use of evidence. [...] On the other hand, the sluggishness of economic activities reduced the purchasing power of households, especially the poor, and consequently led to a decrease in the quantity and variety of food products in demand.
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