The Hindu Business Line published an op-ed by IFPRI Researchers N Chandra Sekhara Rao and Anjani Kumar on how countries are beginning to see the disruptions in the food value chains.
Urban areas are experiencing panic buying. Food chain disruptions will be felt with a lag as production gets affected with altering consumption patterns and lowered demand due to infrequent grocery shopping, closures of outside food outlets and increased precautionary behavior. Food chains may collapse by April or May, yet the Modi administration’s safety net package does not fully address the difficulties of these food chain actors.