ILO  ( 2020a )  proposes some guidelines for territorial and sectoral action in three relevant areas that can be useful both for the immediate response stage and for the reconstruction stage. These are: 1. Life saving measures. Prevent and mitigate COVID 19. 2. Measures to ensure food safety and security. 3. Measures to save companies, protect workers in the workplace, and lay the foundations for the revival of activities and sectors. Measures to save lives, and prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID 19 among workers were addressed in the previous issue of this bulletin  ( FAO and ECLAC, 2020b ) . In this bulletin, we will deal with the measures in points two and three. The following describes some measures that have been implemented to date by governments and lists actions that are recommended for countries to implement by risk group. Micro, medium and small enterprises  ( MSME )  Border closures and quarantine measures severely impact the level of activity in trade and service sectors, which represent more than half of the region's workforce, both formal and informal  ( ILO, 2020a ) . To date, the measures taken have focused on keeping companies' cash ﬂow aﬂoat, as well as avoiding disruptions in the payment chain of the various economic activities. These measures focused on the formal sector are aimed at maintaining the liquidity of MSME, extending income tax payment periods, temporarily carrying over credits with no penalty, etc. FAO has collected information on some measures that have been  ( or will be )  implemented for the recovery of small productive units, especially the most vulnerable ones. These include the purchase of inputs, for example in Haiti, where small producers receive seeds and planting material; or increased liquidity, as in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, where rapid response actions/programmes are planned, including cash based transfer modalities to provide immediate assistance to farmers. The list of measures or suggested actions is  ( ILO, 2020a ) : • Encourage public procurement as an important mechanism for maintaining economic activity, income generation, supply maintenance, and supply to vulnerable populations receiving food from the State. • Establish direct ﬁnancial support and policies to increase liquidity, and speciﬁc tax beneﬁts for the agrifood sector, especially for small scale agriculture, such as tax exemptions. • Massively support the development and implementation of occupational safety and health plans to favour the continuity of MSME' operations during and after the pandemic. • Promote the implementation of measures to prevent and mitigate COVID 19 in agriculture, such as those mentioned in the previous issue of this bulletin  ( FAO and ECLAC, 2020b ) . • Promote local fairs for the sale of products from small scale agriculture, establishing mechanisms that reduce the mobility of producers to the supply markets in order to avoid potential contagion, guaranteeing measures of physical distance and safety in the handling of food. • Establish control mechanisms and compliance with health measures in the supply markets. • Support digital transformation processes of rural MSME that allow for shortening marketing chains, favouring direct contact between producers and consumers.