Impact of COVID-19 in Agricultural System, Value Chain, and Food Security Impact of COVID-19 in Agricultural System, Value Chain, and Food Security
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Abstract
Novel coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) outbreak is a global pandemic. More than 208 countries of the world were affected by this virus. The majority of Indian economy depends on agriculture. COVID-19 directly affects on the human population, but it is indirectly impact on agriculture production, storage, marketing, farm income, as well as GDP of India. Farmers were face lots of problems during the lockdown period. A study was conducted on the impact of COVID-19 in the agricultural system, value chain, and food security in Terai region of India. Data were collected through phone calls and different secondary reports. It was found from the study that COVID-19 adversely affects the agricultural system, value chain, and food security and different measure may be taken for sustained agricultural production.
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