Export Scenario of Rice Farming, a profession of hope; a profession which fills the empty stomachs of the human population; a profession which largely contributes to a country's GDP especially India; a profession which brings the significant foreign exchange to a nation through it's import and export. Rice is a crop which is considered as a symbol of prosperity and wealth in our motherland, India. Rice is also one of the major constituent of most of world's population diet, especially of Asians. Rice is the agricultural commodity with the third-highest worldwide production, after sugarcane and maize and India ranks 2nd in production of rice. This leads to opportunity to export worldwide and now india is leading exporter of rice to global markets. In 2018 India had exports worth $7.4 billion contributing to 30.1%of total world rice export followed by Thailand and Vietnam having share 22.7% and 9% respectively in world market. During year 2015-16 it near
Source: newsclick.in The Novel coronavirus continues to haunt countries since WHO declared it pandemic. Since 11 March 2020 the number of countries affected by coronavirus has risen from 114 to 211 till 7 April 2020. Coronavirus's advent has staggered the economies globally affecting everyone. In India, from the day of announcement of country lockdown, it has resulted in halting of various industries. In the agriculture sector, particularly fruits and vegetables have come to standstill, affecting the logistics, supply chain, demand, and supply, directly showing its outcomes on its producers. India's export share in fruits and vegetables mainly comprises of West Asia and East European market but the global lockdown has heavily affected the same. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has