Food industry: A victim of recurrent pandemics

Abstract

In 21st century, to satiate the requirement of ever growing population, food of animal origin gas contributed immensely. Meat, Fish, Eggs and Milk have become indispensable part of the diet of people all over the world. As demand grew, organised industries developed in animal-derived food sector. This sector, apart from supplying the calorie and nutritional needs to the people, also shouldered the responsibility of social and economic amelioration of a class of people engaged in this business. Of late a recurrent streak of Zoonotic diseases has caused havoc in this sector, diminishing demand, over-capacity and more importantly, denting peoples' trust. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns imposed almost all over the world have posed an existential crisis for the food industry. To overcome this challenge, new strategies have to be designed to provide qualitatively superior and hygienic food in sufficient quantities to regain the faith of people.