Farm health in times of corona: Govt must ensure the agri supply-chain remains uninterrupted (Financial Express) 

Financial Express (India) published an op-ed by IFPRI researchers Smriti Verma and Anjani Kumar, and Arabinda Padhee. They discussed COVID-19 and government intervention through safety net packages. Fifty percent of the Indian population depends on the agriculture sector for its livelihood.  A good farm harvest, after all, will decide future strategy. At this unprecedented time, when both manufacturing and services might get severely hit, farm sector could salvage the situation by becoming a growth engine for Indian economy.