Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

IMPACT OF CORONA VIRUS ON INDIAN AGRICULTURE AND ITS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

Lalita, Lokender Kashyap, Manju Thakur and Rakesh Kumar

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the Indian Agriculture System. The fourth wave of corona in some countries has rung the alarm to become concerned about the spread of delta-omicron variant. In this review, attempt has been made to highlight the consequences of COVID-19 in Indian Agriculture System and the possible management strategies. Although the effect of COVID-19 on the production of cereal, fruit, vegetable and flower crops was not much severe but there was a problem in marketing of the produce as lockdown disrupted the marketing channel, which plagued both the demand and supply chain of the agricultural commodities in the market. Based on the experience, some strategies have been highlighted in this review to recover the post-pandemic effect.