Description

About the Book

COVID-19 has globally; caused more than 6 million deaths throughout the world and it has also infected nearly 490 million people in the world till 06, April 2022 as reported by WHO. It is still spreading exponentially across the globe. Researchers, scientists, technologists and other medical institutions are still struggling to find the proper cure for this disease. It has been observed that COVID-19 is not only threatening human existence on the earth, but also spoiling the economy of the world. The government of different countries has imposed many restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19, including lockdowns, quarantine, Airport monitoring, social distancing, etc. Due to these harsh diseases spread controlling measures, not only the governments are suffering from financial losses, but the lives of the citizens are becoming more miserable day by day. These measures have badly affected not only the private sector, but also public organizations. According to the World Bank, around 45% of the world population relies on agriculture sector for their livelihood. The agriculture sector is one of the worst sectors affected due to the harsh measure taken during the lockdown. This book aims to review the problems caused by COVID-19 on agriculture sectors, followed by the analysis of the economical aspects of the impact of COVID-19. This book not only review currently used techniques applied to reduce the impact of COVID-19, but also intended to suggest futuristic strategies and useful technologies to reduce the impact of pandemic/epidemic in the near future.

About the Editors

Dr. Mohd. Naseem is working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Sciences, Baba Gulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, J&K, India. He has published several research papers in international journals and international conferences. His research interests include wireless communication, ad-hoc networks, quality of service, load balancing and data communication in MANETs, Sensor Networks, Underwater Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, Internet of Vehicles etc.

Dr. Ehtesham Abbasi currently working as Professor of Accounting at Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco. His research domain is Accounting, Sustainable and Equitable Finance, Business, Environment, Defense and Urbanization.

Dr. Gulfam Ahamad is working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Sciences, Baba Gulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, J&K, India. He has published several research papers in international journals and international conferences. His research interests in Artificial Intelligence, Designing and Modelling, Soft Computing, Data Science, Talent Identification in Sports, Fuzzy Logic and Systems, OWA Operators Techniques and Data Mining Techniques etc

Contents

Preface
1. Impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture Sector-(I)3
Mohammad Vikas Ashraf , M. A. Hannan Khan & Shoeb Ahmad
2. Impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture Sector-(II)31
Latifa El Mortaji & Intissar Eddajraoui
3. A New Angle on Pre and Post-COVID-19 Effects On Agricultural Sector: A Questionnaire Enhanced Study43
Dhirendra Kumar, Prince Goyal, Sukhchain, Salma Khan & Amit Kumar Dutta
4. The Role of Digitalization in Agronomics to Mitigate the Impact of Pandemics such as COVID-1961
Mohd Saleem, Chanchal Chawla, Vineet Saxena & Matloob Ullah Khan
5. The Boon of IT-Enabled Services for Rural Mass: Navigating through Pandemics and Beyond71
P. Kathiravan, R. Saranya & P. Shanmugavadivu
6. Advancement in Digital Solutions for Agriculture in COVID-1989
Kshatrapal Singh & Shailesh Tiwari
7. COVID-19: Impact of Digital Tools in the Agriculture sector109
Atul Kumar
8. IoT application for Smart Agriculture in Pandemic-(I)123
Pawan Whig, Pavika Sharma, Shama Kouser, Ashima Bhatnagar Bhatiaand & Rahul Reddy Nadikattu
9. IoT Applications for Smart Agriculture in Pandemic-(II)143
Surbhi Kumari & Amit Kumar Dutta
10. IoT and UAV Technologies for Precision Farming During and Post COVID Era: A Review161
Irfan Ahmad Khan, Arjun Guleria & Ghufran Khan
11. IoT Based Smart Controller for Agricultural Storage to Combat Impacts of COVID-19173
Irfan Ahmad Khan, Aditya Bansal, Harish Bhatia & Ghufran Khan
12. Applications of Blockchain in Agriculture Industry in View of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Methodical Review187
Nahida Reyaz , Gulfam Ahmad & Mohd Naseem
13. Sentiment Analysis of Farmer’s During COVID-19 Using Deep Learning Models207
Mohd Danish & Mohammad Amjad
14. Connecting the Dots: Linking COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Indian Economy and Consumer Buying Behavior217
Nazim Sha S, Subhashree Natarajan, Noble Kennedy, Yaseen Masvood, Sriram M. & Kumar N.
15. Crop Production Recommendation after COVID-19 Using Deep Neural Network231
Tapan Kumar Dey & Danish Ali Khan
16. Implementing Anti – Crisis Management in Agricultural Sector of Morocco During the Consequence of the Pandemic245
Almaz Sandy & Zineb Cherifi