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UPL Crisis Management

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has impacted the entire world economy on a great scale. A lockdown was imposed to control the spread of the virus in many countries. As a result, many shops and businesses were forced to shut down for the period. Subsequently, this affected the agriculture and farming industry as well. To combat the rising problems, UPL Crisis Management has come to their rescue.

Smart Farming & Smart Farming Techniques

The farming industry faced a shortage of labourers. The coronavirus pandemic had halted various farming activities and forced them to travel back to their homes. As a result, it created a shortage of workforce in the farming industry. Those who needed peak labour due to seasonal harvest were severely affected.

Farmers’ income loss occurred in many ways. The primary reason was the overstocking of perishable food items that later became spoilt. Apart from this, surplus production, storage issues, and inability to transport supplies were the other reasons.

Generally, farmers rely on various tools and resources to help them in farming activities. However, these became inaccessible when the coronavirus lockdown was imposed. This disrupted the import and export of resources due to border regulations.

The current coronavirus pandemic has brought some complicated changes in the overall consumption behaviour of people. For the most part, people have developed a habit of occasionally eating outside in restaurants, cafes, fast food centres, and pubs.

However, the coronavirus lockdown forced these businesses to close as well. As a result, they were now forced to cook their food at home. This increased the demand for staple food items, ready-to-eat, and packaged food.

In comparison, demand for perishable food items fell as their shelf life was limited. Therefore, farmers were struggling with meeting the changing demands.

Although the demand was high, the coronavirus lockdown had forced labourers and workers to remain in isolation like everybody else. It also raised the risk of infection when workers turned out to be positive while being asymptomatic.

As a result, it created problems in production units, transport, and facilitating supply. Panic buying is another major reason that has contributed to this problem.

UPL- Providing Support During Corona Virus Crisis

There are different ways in which farmers can be helped to continue their livelihood. UPL Crisis Management has helped many local farmers thrive during the coronavirus pandemic.

Some points from the UPL Employee Safety and Care, state workers to wear masks, keep their hands sanitized or wear gloves, and practice social distancing while working. It also educates them to stay in isolation for 2 weeks if they test positive for coronavirus or fall sick.

To curb the increasing demand, farmers can look for new ways to supply the same. They can make use of UPL Sanitization Vehicles to transport food safely by following all the safety measures.

Alternatively, they can look for other methods of transportation by cooperating with government institutions, NGOs, and even other enterprises.

The e-commerce industry has seen a huge growth in this coronavirus lockdown. People are relying on online businesses to deliver products to their homes. Therefore, farmers can do the same and facilitate home deliveries at a price. People will be happy to use these services and farmers can earn some extra money. They can also employ people who have lost their jobs due to COVID and help them as well. Besides, they can partner with public and private enterprises to aid in food storage and create new distribution channels.

Therefore, farmers can get professional help from UPL crisis management to help curb their losses during the coronavirus pandemic. The program provides various solutions for worker safety and offers helpful products like UPL farm sprayers. Moreover, they can learn from the ongoing pandemic and impose changes to be well-prepared in the future.