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AWARENESS AND CHALLENGES FACED BY FARMERS DUE TO COVID-19 & LOCKDOWN (WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HARYANA, PUNJAB & RAJASTHAN STATE)

 

Majority of the Indian population is dependent on Agriculture.  The present paper studied the awareness level of farmers regarding COVID-19 from three states: Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana. Along with that present study examines the challenges faced by farmers due to COVID-19. The paper aims to focus on the quantitative data and primary in nature provides the actual insight of the farmers of three major geographical area; Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. The data is collected from 235 farmers (79 farmers from Haryana, 26 farmers from Punjab and 130 farmers from Rajasthan) with the help of purposive sampling. It can be found that majority of the respondents are aware about COVID-19 and also taking precautions like mask & sanitizer along with their labours. It can also be concluded that farmers are facing many problems due to COVID-19 & lockdown. The study will help the policy makers to know the major challenges faced by farmers & it also helps in overcome the shortcomings of their policies for helping farmers.

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Keywords: Lockdown, Agriculture, COVID-19, Farmers, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan.


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