Government of India listed all food commodities as essentials allowing their free movement with a hope to avoid disruptions in food value chain during the COVID-19 lockdown. Neelkanth Mishra argues that despite such provisions, large parts of agricultu... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
Coronavirus disruptions across agriculture sector, despite ‘essential’ status of food services in India
Government of India listed all food commodities as essentials allowing their free movement with a hope to avoid disruptions in food value chain during the COVID-19 lockdown. Neelkanth Mishra argues that despite such provisions, large parts of agricultu... Source: IFPRI South Asia Regional Office
The Coronavirus lockdown and India’s urban vulnerables
While rural India is poorer than its urban counterpart, in the COVID-19 crisis, it is the urban poor who are far more vulnerable with less social and government support. India’s 21-day lockdown is a significantly bigger shock to the economy, and will h... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
