COVID-19 was recognized as a pandemic in early 2020 which resulted in lockdowns, social distancing and border closures to both goods and people globally. The impacts to the agriculture sector and farmers included instability in markets and farm prices, disruption of supply chains, and impacts to farmers including migrant worker’s health and livelihood. The World Bank considers India to be a lower-middle-income country (LMIC) and disruption of agriculture has profound implications. In India a majority of the population is engaged in the agricultural sector and two-thirds of its household expenditures are for food. Each year the Government of India announces procurement (support) prices for the main agricultural commodities with purchase operations organized through public agencies. Prices, supply chains and farm labour are intricately linked to both income and consumption of farmed crops and vulnerable to disruptions from COVID-19 impacts. We review the situation in India regarding COVID-19’s impacts on farmers, migrant workers and the agricultural sector. And also review the government response and impacts of three introduced farm laws designed to reduce COVID-19 impacts to the agricultural sector. The inter-relationships between farmers, government procurement policy, and agricultural laws are explored. The new farm laws implemented with good intentions resulted in widespread farmer protests, lawsuits, mistrust of government, and greatly affected farmer resilience with unexpected results.
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India, COVID-19, Resilience, Farm Law, Agriculture
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Sarthak Khanna, Shalu Darshan, Michael G. Tyshenko. (2023). The Economic Impact of COVID-19 in India and the Effect of Agricultural Farm Laws on Farm Sector Resilience. International Journal of Law and Society, 6(1), 31-38. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijls.20230601.15
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