Since from 45 days all the states are under lock-down during this period most of the farm operations are effected adversely.
The land preparation for Kharif season should started now but in many regions it not done as well as the stock of fertilizers and seeds should have came to Agri business centers but till now it have not reached because of lock-down effect. So delay of sowing can be happen as monsoon forecast is average and timely in India. Some of vegetables and fruits like watermelons are at peak but farmers can not sale it because of lock-down effect.
By jeopardizing the value chain (both the supply as well as the demand side) it disrupts the production system. Hence, farmers will be forced to run a farm without inputs and a production system without market. This in turn tend to affect the productivity and efficiency of the production process and ultimately adversely affect the welfare of producers, consumers, and all actors in the value chain.
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Please check the following link. I believe it will help you.
https://www.fb.org/land/impact-covid19-on-ag
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Problems transporting the product produced to be transferred to its sales and export centers .
As per my opinion ,Many problems may happen.If we see the input sector,the total supply chain has been facing problems regarding transportation.Also the input companies are not getting sufficient labourer to carryout the works also.If we see the agro chemical companies, most of the raw materials required for making pesticides we import from china.So, until these covid 19 situation over,there is chance of hike in agrochemicals.For this kharib season,the seeds has been produced only transportation problems and the promotional activities,training programmes are effected.If fact companies are trying to adjust .But for the next Rabi season , there may be problem for seed and agrochemical industries also as there will be shortage of labour may happen. Because migrant labourers are returning back to their states. If we will see the report of technoserve,we can find that
staple foods (e.g., cereals and millets, pulses, fibers, certain oilseeds) may face a slight increase in demand during slowdown, as these crops tend to exhibit negative income elasticities ,On the other hand, premium and luxury crops (e.g. floriculture, fruits, vegetables, certain spices and plantation crops) will likely
face reduced demand, which may place downward pressure on the prices of these crops .
AS you can see from the other responses, the problem is more because of the unplanned Lockdown rather that the Virus. Supply chain restrictions are going to take time to restore.
Hopefully, not delayed sowing in non-family operated farms and larger agricultural cooperatives, not only because of quarantine, but also due to additional peculiar weather in some countries.
Covid-19 has significantly affect the Agricultural operation of farmers In Nigeria in the sence that the series of lockdown measures in the country has prevented farmers from accessing their farms in other to engage in their planned farm operations thereby destrupting the time bound of the activities and also the chain in supply of food, therefore this has directly or indirectly lead to food shortage in the country.
I have feel the problems of farmers in the depth because of nature of my job. In my opinion Corona virus has affected all the activitis of agriculture and its allid viz. like dairy, poultry etc. but the virus has totally break the backbone poultry keepers in India due to rumors about it. Vegetables, fruits and flower growing farmers are also badly effected by the same virus in the country.
In Argentina, farmers declare that the COVID-19 issue did not have an impact on their operations, except for some minor delays with logistics at the beginning of the closed-quarentine period. Nevertheless, most of them have adapted into more defensive strategies, calling off investments and trying to reduce some operational expenditures.
Commercial and smallholder farmers face different challenges in developing countries:
Commercial farmers are facing reduced labour availability. Some farmers rely on seasonal workers for certain activities especially fruit harvesting. Since travel is limited people cannot travel to the farms for seasonal work. Commercial farmers may also be accumulating excess produce due to reduced markets during COVID-19. Restaurants and hotels that use quite a large share of farm produce are closed.
Smallholder farmers may also be facing reduced access to markets due to limited travel. Smallholder farmers also deliver their produce to daily open markets, and most of these markets are currently closed, so they also accumulate excess produce. Smallholder farmers also sell to truck traders who buy at farm gates. These have limited travel as well, leaving the smallholder farmers with no markets.
Covid-19 has already affected the valuechain. Some farmers had to take their harvest to the animals or leave some to rot on the fields due to the lockedown.
Covid-19 and it's effects in the Agricultural sector.
1. Regional lockdown which inconveniences movement of agricultural products from farms to urban centers.
2. Challenge of insufficient extensional services to farmers due to limited movement.
3. Unavailable/ insufficient agrochemicals as importation is limited.
4. Limited production in the firms and other agriculture - based companies leading to loss of jobs thus lowering the livelihood of many households.
The problem could be the transport for cities arround. COVID 19 already arrives in the interior of Brasil. Many agricultors and even Indigenous people are gettint COVID 19 mainly in Amazon and Pará, Tribus guaranis and others. They came to city and come back with the virus spreading out! Terrible
I do not know about other countries, but in India, we are now going through the world's largest lockdown. Agriculture was always gambling here, lack of advanced and early detection technology, poor communication with the farmers always lead a huge loss to the farmers in any disaster. This time when the whole country is under the lockdown farmers is not getting proper agri-inputs and advice. So I think it will hamper the production, later coming to the storage farmers are not going for storage nowadays. We don't have that much capacity so farmers mostly do the distress sell. So this pandemic will make this situation worse.
1. Loss of milk 2.Loss of Vegetable
3.Loss of Foodgrains
4.Ĺoss of còoçùtfarm,cattefarm etc.
These are the losses of agricultural sector
Covid-19 Pandemic has the significant impact on Agriculture in India. It has affected Farmers, Traders, Processors, Input suppliers and Exporters. We did a detailed study around major Indian crops to understand the impact. I am sharing few links of my detailed assessment on Impact of Covid-19 on following crops.
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In Bangladesh lack of labor force was seen and price of labor was very high. Besides, in some cases farmers could not conduct intercultural operations properly for the lack of labors and thus production is hampered. Ultimately transportation of the agricultural produce was the biggest problem along with very low price.
The main effects of the pandemic on the agricultural production units have been the economic losses due to not being able to sell their products (for example, flower producers lost their harvest due to the closure of florists). They have also been affected by the closure of borders and this has limited the export of their products. Another aspect has been the adaptation in the field and processing plants to new protocols or agricultural practices to prevent Covid19 infections
Dear dr. Rajashekhar Mandla
It affects woekers in the agricultural field.
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https://www.ifpri.org/blog/addressing-covid-19-impacts-agriculture-food-security-and-livelihoods-india
For those farmers depending on foreign seasonal workers impossibility to get them at the time of fruits and vegetables harvest.
Season will not be repeated in same year. Not only jobless but also farmers have to face seasonal variations for their next crops.
Increased labour availability due to reverse migration will be beneficial.
Mmostly farming could continue.
Logistics is a problem to bring input supplies and to take fresh produce to market.
Perhaps less choice in supermarkets.
Some food shortages but not many, only 'price spikes' and lack of funds to purchase food that is available.
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