Manipur, Sept. 28 -- Post the Covid adversity, 2020 will no doubt be a year full of challenges, with various issues to resolve. Among the list, there is a need to look at preserving the role of women in agriculture.

Amid the Covid-19 crisis, agricultural activities related to production and marketing have been deemed "essential services" and were not restricted in any state. However, the lockdown shut the operations of retail sellers and restricted their movement, constrained the movement of goods severely. Closed processing units that consume agricultural commodities and-despite their essential service tag-shut down some mandis and markets. Even in Manipur too, large quantities of vegetables products (both from hills and valley) have be...