Bangladesh was put in total lockdown on 26 March to 31 May 2020. As of 26 June 2020, there are 130,474 reported cases of COVID-19 in the country. The government has been on alert since the outbreak in China. Despite the lockdown of China with the rest of the world Bangladesh has managed to prepare […]
Sri Lanka reported its first case of COVID-19 on 27 January 2020. Since then, the government gradually announced measures to contain the virus. The government announced a complete lockdown of the country starting 18 March and a nationwide curfew was imposed. During the lockdown, the farmers were highly affected as they were unable to sell […]
Farmers and fishers are the hardest hit during this global crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries decided to close their borders for the time being to contain the spread of the virus, and consequently, this affected the livelihood of farmers and fishers. Lockdowns and quarantines resulted in a lack of buyers, lack of […]