Urban Agriculture During and Post Covid-19 Pandemic
Ankita Mishra*
Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 003), India
Debasish Pattnaik
Dept. of Plant Physiology, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (751 003), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic, Entrepreneurship, Food security, Urban agriculture
Abstract
The uncalled-for pandemic situation caused due to novel Covid-19 virus had detrimental effects on both lives and economy. There was widespread job retrenchment around the globe. The movement of migrant workers to their native places had crippled the agro-industries in many parts of the country. The complete shutdown leads to travel disparities across the country that fractured the supply chain. Food insecurity became a concern in many parts of the world. Urban agriculture grew at a faster rate to maintain food security during the pandemic. It will be critically important even after pandemic to meet the ever-growing population in urban areas and reduce the burden on rural agriculture. Urban agriculture is of different forms like a kitchen garden, rooftop garden, backyard garden, vertical farming, greenhouse farming, beekeeping, etc. Urban gardening can play an important role to have positive socio-cultural impacts, improve the environment, health benefits and add revenues to the economy.
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