Answer to Question #211302 in Microeconomics for Emmy

Question

why was agricultural sector declared as a critical industry and exempt from the hardest lockdown regulations

Answer 1

Solution

The spread of Covid 19 and the introduction of measures such as lock-downs, roadblocks, and movement halts by governments of various countries in the world and parts of Africa in order to stop the virus's spread, agriculture, the entire food supply, as well as other manufacturing and transportation industries, were severely impacted.

Agriculture among many industries was regarded as a critical industry since the entire global community depends on it for food and nutritional supplies.

As a result, preferential exemptions were accorded to the agricultural industry; timely monitoring of food crises, the establishment of green channels for inputs, and output supplies and for workers, and keeping of trade open are just but a few strategies employed to ensure smooth functioning of the food supply and prevent any possible instance of food crises.