Topic
Covid-19
From the archive
Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaCovid’s impact on agricultureThe Covid-19 lockdown in India disrupted harvesting, supply chains and food markets, and the government responded with income support, extra grain and loan moratoriums.
- Markets, IndiaFloriculture still recovering from losses caused by Covid-19 lockdownCut flower growers are still recovering from Covid-19 lockdown losses of about Rs 100 crore, with cancelled weddings and high freight rates making exports uneconomical.
- Markets, Global3 important areas of agriculture that saw a negative change after the COVID-19 pandemicExplains how COVID-19 hit agriculture through labour shortages and lower farm incomes, shifts in consumer demand and disruption to food supply chains.
- Markets, TelanganaLockdown rumours and their effect on Telangana labourersFearing another Covid-19 lockdown, migrant farm labourers have been leaving the chilli-growing areas of Telangana's Bhadradri district for their hometowns during the harvest.
- Policy & trade, ChinaCountries with high COVID-19 cases to stop export of frozen food to ChinaBeijing's commerce bureau has told trading companies to avoid importing cold chain food from countries badly hit by COVID-19 after the virus was found on imported seafood packaging.
- Inputs & crop science, Global4 worst challenges to the poultry industry after COVID-19Explains four challenges facing poultry production: food safety, antibiotic resistance, emerging and re-emerging diseases, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Markets, GlobalThe impact of the pandemic on agriculture and food productionCovid-19 lockdowns disrupted input supplies, markets and farm labour, causing food shortages and price rises, while pushing wider use of drones, precision farming and automation.
- Precision & digital, IndiaPost-pandemic recovery by agritech startups for farmers’ welfareOmnivore's Mark Kahn says Indian farmers turned to agritech platforms for inputs, sales, advice and finance during COVID-19 lockdowns, a shift he expects the farm bills to speed up.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmers: “the mitochondria of India”Covid-19 lockdowns shut markets and cut farmers' access to labour, seed and fertiliser, hitting incomes and pushing some to leave farming for other work.
- Policy & trade, MaharashtraMaharashtra lockdown and its impact on farmersMaharashtra plans curfews and partial lockdowns in major cities to curb Covid-19, but reports suggest no complete lockdown like last year, easing farmers' worries.