Assam agriculture minister Atul Bora on Monday said he was pained by the losses faced by farmers during the lockdown and that the department was working on how to compensate this. Bora said rumours like mischievous people trying to spread coronavirus through vegetables have adversely affected the farmers as people are reluctant to buy vegetables now. I was informed that there was a panicky situation on the ground level and that people are not willing to buy vegetables brought from other districts. Bora said the poultry farmers are one of the worst hit by the lockdown. Bora said the department has worked out a Rs 4.7-crore scheme to help farmers buy vegetable seeds.

Source: The Telegraph April 06, 2020 18:33 UTC