Abstract
Goal: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected the global economies. It has a considerable effect on the agri-food economy and the linking food supply chains. The entire agri-food sector needs more attention because the concept of ‘work from home’ does not work here, and life cannot move even a single step without food. This paper offers a future agri-food sector perspective amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
 Design / Methodology / Approach: This paper explores the short-term and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on agri-food supply chains (AFSCs) based on the available information. The regulatory mechanisms taken by different government agencies, NGOs, and the food industry to manage the demand & supply disruptions are also discussed.
 Results: The detailed effect analysis of the COVID-19 on agri-food supply chains and remedial strategies are conducted for different interfaces of AFSC, viz. production, handling & storage, processing & packaging, distribution & marketing, consumption, etc.
 Limitations of the investigation: Given the research area's novelty, it may take enormous time to fully assess the current pandemic (COVID-19) effect on agri-food and its allied sectors.
 Practical implications: This paper would help the agri-food industry and the authorities assess the effect of COVID-19 on the agri-food sector.
 Originality/Value: This paper significantly contributes to new research directions and views for the AFSC and disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Highlights
Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a global wake-up call has helped India cope up at an early stage, but it necessitates continuing efforts to get back on the right track in almost all sectors
The restrictions are adversely affecting all aspects of the Indian economy, especially the agri-food economy, which is 96 percent reliant
agri-food supply chains (AFSCs) is the complex network of linking distribution channels from ‘farm to the fork’
Summary
Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a global wake-up call has helped India cope up at an early stage, but it necessitates continuing efforts to get back on the right track in almost all sectors. Indian food economy, which is 85 percent dependent on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), the mega relief economic package of INR 20 lakh crore (about 10 percent of Indian GDP) is announced by the honorable prime minister of India dated May 12, 2020. This package supports the related agri-food farmers, laborers, cottage industries, and middle-class people. This paper unfolds the possible short-term and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on FSCs concerning a balance among the demand and supply based on data accessible to date.
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