The Impact of Covid-19 on Farmers in Maharashtra

This paper discusses issues regarding the effect of COVID-19 on the Small Farmers in Maharashtra.The economy falls down rapidly.This impacted on farmers heavily. The COVID-19 is running riot in the state’s rural hinterland, where most agricultural activity takes place and more than 75% people depend upon the income generated from these activities. This pandemic impacted on Rabbi season as well as Kharif season crops.In Maharashtra Crops like Soyabeans, cottons, vegetable-fruits farming and those who are in diary business, horticulture have been heat badaly. Farmers from Vidharbha & Marathwada region impacted from this pandemic & Kokan-Western Maharashtra suffers lot because with this pandemic they also suffers from 2 cyclones i.e" NISARGA" "TOKATAY".Due covid 19 most of the farmers from Maharashtra are suffering problem of proverty.So this paper focuses on how the problems faced by farmers can be resolve,how the agricultural production will increase , what are the scemes started for farmers also think for future even as the pandemic continues to rage, we have to put safety nets