Post COVID-19 Era: Leveraging on agri-food sector for SL’s economic revival

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy of Sri Lanka like anywhere else in the world will be complex to predict in terms of magnitude, but directions are predictable. Being a trade dependent island nation, Sri Lanka would likely suffer from the expected recession in addition to the disrup...

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Main Authors: Weerahewa, Jeevika, Roy, Devesh
Format: Opinion Piece
Language:Inglés
Published: Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143197
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description The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy of Sri Lanka like anywhere else in the world will be complex to predict in terms of magnitude, but directions are predictable. Being a trade dependent island nation, Sri Lanka would likely suffer from the expected recession in addition to the disruptions in global and domestic supply chains. Notwithstanding these effects, our research shows that the overall impacts on agri-food supply chains in Sri Lanka may not be the slayer that one would expect it to be, barring the prolonged disruptions and adverse policy stances in other countries. Every crisis invariably nests an opportunity. As the rebuilding and revival of the economy eventuates, this article proposes three pivotal heads of interventions to make capital of the agri-food chains to shepherd the revival of the Sri Lankan economy post COVID-19 i.e. after the storm.
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spelling CGSpace1431972025-02-24T06:48:21Z Post COVID-19 Era: Leveraging on agri-food sector for SL’s economic revival Weerahewa, Jeevika Roy, Devesh value chains supply chains exports covid-19 agriculture food supply trade agrifood sector The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy of Sri Lanka like anywhere else in the world will be complex to predict in terms of magnitude, but directions are predictable. Being a trade dependent island nation, Sri Lanka would likely suffer from the expected recession in addition to the disruptions in global and domestic supply chains. Notwithstanding these effects, our research shows that the overall impacts on agri-food supply chains in Sri Lanka may not be the slayer that one would expect it to be, barring the prolonged disruptions and adverse policy stances in other countries. Every crisis invariably nests an opportunity. As the rebuilding and revival of the economy eventuates, this article proposes three pivotal heads of interventions to make capital of the agri-food chains to shepherd the revival of the Sri Lankan economy post COVID-19 i.e. after the storm. 2020-04-27 2024-05-22T12:12:30Z 2024-05-22T12:12:30Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143197 en https://www.ft.lk/columns/Leveraging-on-agri-food-sector-for-revival-of-Lankan-economy-in-post-COVID-19-era/4-699277 Open Access Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Weerahewa, Jeevika; and Roy, Devesh. 2020. Post COVID-19 Era: Leveraging on agri-food sector for SL’s economic revival. Daily Mirror. First published online on April 27, 2020. http://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/Post-COVID-19-Era-Leveraging-on-Agri-food-sector-for-SLs-economic-revival/172-187253
spellingShingle value chains
supply chains
exports
covid-19
agriculture
food supply
trade
agrifood sector
Weerahewa, Jeevika
Roy, Devesh
Post COVID-19 Era: Leveraging on agri-food sector for SL’s economic revival
title Post COVID-19 Era: Leveraging on agri-food sector for SL’s economic revival
title_full Post COVID-19 Era: Leveraging on agri-food sector for SL’s economic revival
title_fullStr Post COVID-19 Era: Leveraging on agri-food sector for SL’s economic revival
title_full_unstemmed Post COVID-19 Era: Leveraging on agri-food sector for SL’s economic revival
title_short Post COVID-19 Era: Leveraging on agri-food sector for SL’s economic revival
title_sort post covid 19 era leveraging on agri food sector for sl s economic revival
topic value chains
supply chains
exports
covid-19
agriculture
food supply
trade
agrifood sector
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