Nitnavare, R and Bhattacharya, J and Thongmee, S and Ghosh, Sougata (2024) Impact of COVID-19 on global agriculture and food sector. In: Sustainable Agricultural Practices Plant and Soil Microbiome. Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, UK, pp. 33-56. ISBN 978-0-443-19150-3
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The occurrence of a global pandemic has been known to mankind for decades. With the advent of Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a tremendous blow has been felt globally in all sectors of society, including agriculture. Hereby, this chapter gives the most comprehensive details on the overall impact of COVID-19 on the global agriculture and food sector. Firstly, the immediate measures taken to prevent the worldwide spread of the deadly virus included travel restrictions, border closure, and social distancing. The primary response to the pandemic across continents to mitigate the alarming increase in COVID-19 cases also had notable adverse effects on the global economy. It affected the functioning of the food production system as well. Hence, this chapter further covers the overall immediate impacts of the pandemic on food production, food processing, connectivity (transport and distribution), labor availability, and the collapse of the farm systems. Eventually, the grave consequence of the pandemic was reflected in the complete breakdown of the market, retailer, and consumer system. These factors collectively impacted the global economy as agriculture is one of the primary sectors contributing to it. Lastly, the future reforms and innovations required to restore agriculture, food, and the economy are also presented that may help to mitigate the global crisis.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Divisions: | Research Program : Genetic Gains |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | food sector, Impact of COVID-19, agriculture, food, global economy |
| Subjects: | Others > Agriculture Others > Food Security |
| Depositing User: | Mr Nagaraju T |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2025 06:44 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2025 06:44 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/13312 |
| Acknowledgement: | UNSPECIFIED |
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