Agriculture & COVID-19: Pro Women Farmer Policies Needed

Aug 1, 2020 | Binod Sinha
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A two-week survey conducted during the lockdown by Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) revealed that 60% of farmers in India suffered yield loss on their harvest. And the worst impact  of the lockdown (essential to flatten the COVID-19 curve) is on small and marginal farmers.