Coping with Indian agriculture in pandemic

Abstract

The impact on the Indian economy due to novel coronavirus pandemic in 2019-20 has been highly troublesome and disruptive. In spite of all the precautionary measures and numerous restrictions (i.e. ongoing lockdown) taken by the government of India, negative implications have been visualized on the farm economy especially the rabi season crops which are at harvestable stages. It makes the supply of different perishable produce including fruits, vegetables, dairy products, fish etc difficult. It also disturbed the labour availability, market and storage, agri-input system, export-import of agricultural commodities and the complex network of demand-supply chainto a majestic level. Although the entire country facing these challenges, but has double hit the poorest of the poor section of the society. Hence, the priority of the government has to be to protect the lives of every citizen of the country instead of dealing with the economic growth of various departments or fields.