Impact of COVID – 19 on Competitiveness of Agriculture Sector
The global impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) that originated in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China has spread all around the world with prominent effect in every aspect of the economy. Health conditions of people around the world are highly impeded. Also, due to unprecedented lockdown and restrictions of human movement to combat the pandemic, the economy of different countries is severely affected. The most noticeable impact of coronavirus is on the agriculture sector affecting agricultural operations and supply chain in agriculture ( Sahoo, 2020 ). Farmers face problems of reduced prices of crops, disruption in transportation due to lockdown and difficulty in harvesting as well. The market prices of the commodity are rising but the prices received by farmers are low resulting in a huge gap in prices. Different incentive and relief packages on behalf of the farmers are also found less effective. Shortage of labour force for agriculture value chain is also another problem affec...