Introductio
n
Importance of agriculture sector
Position of India in Agriculture
sector India's vs. Global major
crop yield Agriculture sector for
rural recovery Survey
background
METHODOLOGY AND SAMPLING DESIGN
Survey: To access the impact of
Covid Methodology: Questionnaire
for feedback Timeline and Limitation
of the survey
Impact on
Production
Key Factors
•Lack of Availability of Labor
•Social Distance
•Restriction on Free
Movement
Quality
Quantity
Impact on Farm Gate
Prices:
Remained Same
23%
Increased
23%
Over-all Impact:
Decreased In price:
303 (54%) of 560 Districts
Increased in price:
129 (23%) of 560 Districts
Remained same:
128 (23%) of 560 Districts
Decreased
54%
Number of District Showing change in overall
price of agriculture commodity
Impact on Farm Gate
Prices:
Impact on sectors:
Corp sector : -2.2%
Allied sector:
1.Poultry sector: -17.8%
2.Horticulture: 7.6% 3. Dairy: 5.6%
4.Fisheries: -4.8%
5.Pig/ Sheep/ Goat: -2.9
Impacton Associated
Sectors
Fear of Infection through chicken meat
Concurrent spread of Bird Flu across
regions
Supply-chain disruption in fisheries
industry Fear of consumption due to
infection spread
Goat & Pig meat consumption reduced
Fast Food Chain adapted meat-like veg
dishes
Disruption in distribution network &
restaurants Dose reduction in Grass, Dry
Fodder & Feed
Perishable crops adversely affected
Flower market affected due to Mandir
closure
19.6
%
13.6
%
8.5 %
Impact on AgriInputs
Availability declined by
58%
Reasons for decline in
availability
Restriction on Movement
of Vehicles
Closure of shops
and market
Increase in
Prices
Disruption in
Supply
Closure of
Markets
Decline in Purchasing
Power of
Farmers
Reference
s:
https://www.nabard.org/auth/writereaddata/tender/1211203145Impact%20Assessm
ent%20o f%20COVID.pdf
https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/62/2020/05/PowerpointSlides_Impact-of-COVID-19-on-Agriculture-and-Food-Security-in-India_May2020.pdf https://ficci.in/spdocument/23267/FICCI-GT-Report-on-Agriculture.pdf
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/how-covid-has-flattened-prices-shifteddemand- curve-for-agri-commodities-6395733/