Vatta, Kamal, Bhogal, Shruti, Green, Adam Stuart orcid.org/0000-0002-3324-5165 et al. (3 more authors) (2022) COVID-19 Pandemic-Induced Disruptions and Implications for National Food Security and Farm Incomes:Farm-Level Evidence from Indian Punjab. Sustainability. 4452. ISSN 2071-1050
Abstract
By using the data from a primary survey of 1100 farm households from Indian Punjab, the present study examined the impact of COVID-19 pandemic-induced disruptions on food security and farm incomes. The paddy-wheat-based production system showed resilience to the challenges of the COVID-19 situation. Farmers adapted effectively to the changed equilibrium and there was no decline in food production, land lease activity or cropping patterns. The disruptions in agricultural machinery services and input supplies led to a rise in the rent of machinery and input prices. Agricultural wages also jumped due to scarcity of agricultural labour. The study highlights no imminent threat to food supplies from Punjab and hence to national food security. It showed that farmers may need some financial support to counter the effect of rising costs of farming. There is a need to enhance the resilience of various input and output markets in agriculture in the future.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 by the authors |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Archaeology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 12 Oct 2022 13:10 |
Last Modified: | 10 Nov 2024 01:28 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084452 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/su14084452 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:192014 |
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