-TheNewsMinute.com CM also directed ministers and Task Force officials to ensure there is no shortage of food supplies in the state and to keep vigil on the prices of essentials. Andhra Chief Minister (CM) YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday instructed state officials to concentrate on Agriculture, civil supplies and marketing departments to ensure that the farmers and people don’t face any issues during the COVID-19 lockdown. CM held a review meeting with...
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The Covid-19 Pandemic and Indian Agriculture: A Note -R Ramakumar
-Foundation for Agrarian Studies blog The world is sliding rapidly towards a recession. The Covid-19 pandemic will shut down large parts of the world economy for at least a few months more. IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva stated on March 23, 2020 that the outlook for global growth in 2020 was “negative.” Recovery, if any, is expected only in 2021. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the rise in unemployment...
More »COVID-19 lockdown locks down farmers’ income -Mayank Aggarwal
-Mongabay.com * India’s ongoing lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus is threatening the Agriculture sector as it overlaps with the time of harvest. * The lockdown has derailed harvest preparation and lack of agricultural labour to help in harvest and restrictions on transportation of produce despite being given waivers as essential services. * Farmer leaders and Agriculture experts criticised the relief package announced by the government to aid farmers impacted by the...
More »As harvest season looms, how will the coronavirus lockdown affect Agriculture? -Sruthisagar Yamunan
-Scroll.in Vegetable farmers are already reeling under losses and wheat farmers are worried about labour shortages. The wheat crop on Sukbhir Singh’s four acres of land 20 km from Ludhiana in Punjab will be ready for harvest next week. Plentiful rain and an unusually cold winter, said the farmer, is set to increase the yields. But he is worried about the lockdown: would he be able to harvest and transport the grain under...
More »Saving the food value chain amid Covid lockdown -N Chandra Sekhara Rao and Anjani Kumar
-The Hindu Business Line Disruptions in the food value chain are becoming visible now. The government needs to recognise that ensuring adequate food and nutrition for the population is as essential as providing health services The community spread of coronavirus can wreak havoc in India, as the population density is extremely high and the health infrastructure inadequate. To contain the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has shut the country down, including all the...
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