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| العنوان: |
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agriculture in India: Cross-sectional results from a nationally representative survey. |
| المؤلفون: |
Jaacks, Lindsay M., Gupta, Niti, Plage, Jagjit, Awasthi, Ashish, Veluguri, Divya, Rastogi, Sanjay, Dall'Agnese, Elena, Ramanjaneyulu, G. V., Jain, Abhishek |
| المصدر: |
PLoS Sustainability & Transformation; Aug2022, p1-21, 21p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
COVID-19 pandemic, AGRICULTURAL industries, SMALL farms, VEGETABLES, PESTICIDES |
| مستخلص: |
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted agriculture in India in many ways, yet no nationally representative survey has been conducted to quantify these impacts. The three objectives of this study were to evaluate how the pandemic has influenced: (1) cropping patterns and input use, (2) farmers' willingness to adopt sustainable agricultural practices, and (3) farmers' COVID-19 symptoms. Phone surveys were conducted between December 2020 and January 2021 with farmers who had previously participated in a nationally representative survey. Values are reported as weighted percent (95% confidence interval). A total of 3,637 farmers completed the survey; 59% (56-61%) were small/marginal farmers; 72% (69-74%) were male; and 52% (49-55%) had a below poverty line ration card. A majority of farmers (84% [82-86%]) reported cultivating the same crops in 2019 and 2020. Farmers who reported a change in their cropping patterns were more likely to be cultivating vegetables (p = 0.001) and soybean (p<0.001) and less likely to be cultivating rice (p<0.001). Concerning inputs, 66% (63-68%) of farmers reported no change in fertilizers; 66% (64-69%) reported no change in pesticides; and 59% (56-62%) reported no change in labor. More than half of farmers (62% [59-65%]) were interested in trying sustainable farming, primarily because of government schemes or because their peers were practicing it. About one-fifth (18% [15- 21%]) of farmers reported COVID-19 symptoms in the past month (cough, fever, or shortness of breath) and among those with symptoms, 37% (28-47%) reported it affected their ability to work. In conclusion, COVID-19 infections had started to impact farmers' productivity even during the first wave in India. Most farmers continued to grow the same crops with no change in input use. However, many expressed an interest in learning more about practicing sustainable farming. Findings will inform future directions for resilient agri-food systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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