Title: Impact of COVID-19 on agriculture supply chain: potential mitigation and adaptive measures from an Indian perspective

Authors: Sneha Kumari; V.G. Venkatesh; Yangyan Shi; K.K. Tripathy

Addresses: Symbiosis School of Economics, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India ' EM Normandie Business School, METIS Lab, France ' Department of Management, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia ' Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, India

Abstract: Pandemics, like COVID-19, are unprecedented with huge potential for long-term disruptions and exodus in supply chain management activities. This study explores the impact of COVID-19 on the agriculture supply chain and maps potential pandemic mitigation measures for effectively managing the agriculture supply chains. The study uses a systematic content analysis of 127 articles. It examines the coping behaviour of the supply chain segment of agriculture. The study has recommended potential measures to manage agriculture supply chains in a pandemic situation. It captures COVID-19 induced factors and events that have caused a gradual breakdown in the global agriculture supply chain specifically that of India. The impact and the potential short-term and long-term mitigation mechanisms are also summarised. The study has examined different factors causing injury to the agriculture supply chain activities and laid down potential mitigation mechanisms.

Keywords: agriculture supply chain; pandemic; COVID-19; farm production.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEPEE.2025.146152

International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, 2025 Vol.21 No.2, pp.165 - 193

Received: 21 Jan 2021
Accepted: 13 Mar 2021
Published online: 08 May 2025 *

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