Indian Agriculture and Rural Economy in Terms of the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Autorzy: Michał Mrozek
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the paper is the analysis of the changes in Indian agriculture during the pandemic. The following research questions were put forward: What is the diversification of the Indian agriculture and rural economy in terms of COVID-19?; What is the percentage change in overall agricultural commodities production, in farm-gate prices for commodities in agriculture and the allied sector and in the availability of agri-inputs? The theoretical part of the paper depicted the following issues: India's role in global farming; rural economy issues, economic recovery, and the agricultural sector in terms of the COVID-19 pandemic. The studies that were conducted include: documentation, statistical, comparative, and dynamics analysis. The results showed that the Indian agriculture and rural economy in terms of COVID-19 had different tendencies. With businesses across all industries forced to shut down, the economy ground to a halt. Even while farming operations were spared during the lockdown's early stages, the agricultural value chain nonetheless experienced widespread disruptions. This was devastating to the rural Indian economy. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Produkcja rolna; Ceny produktów rolnych; Gospodarka rolna; COVID-19

EN

Agricultural production; Agricultural prices; Agriculture economy; COVID-19

• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW w Warszawie. Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: 22(37)
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 35-46

Twórcy

autor

Michał Mrozek

• University of Szczecin, Poland

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.22630/PRS.2022.22.4.15