Answer to Question #207259 in Microeconomics for Mandie

Question

Why was agricultural sector declared as a critical industry and exempt from the hardest lock down regulations

Answer 1

Agriculture, the entire food supply, as well as other manufacturing and transportation industries, were severely impacted by the outbreak and spread of Covid 19, and the subsequent introduction of stringent measures such as lock-downs, raising of roadblocks, and cessation of movements by governments of various countries such as China, the United States, Europe, and parts of Africa, in an attempt to stop the virus's spread.