Food Production and post COVID-19 Aruban food security

The COVID-19 pandemic affected the world in multiple ways, one of them being the exacerbation of food insecurity worldwide. This paper seeks to find out how the COVID-19 pandemic affected Aruba’s food production. Through analyzing existing literature, WFP survey answers from the local population and interviewing local stakeholders. During the brunt of the pandemic, it appeared that the Aruban community had taken matters into their own hands and started producing their own food. The island does not have favorable conditions to grow crops. The intervention of technological applications is necessary to sustainably grow food on the island. In the end it seems that the island’s purchasing power is what is maintaining food security.