A Follow up Study on the Effects of Covid-19 on Fish Value Chains: Descriptive Evidence from India

The current proposed study aims at assessing the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic on fish value chains in India. The specific objectives are threefold: 1) to assess the impacts of covid-19 on access by fish value chain actors to inputs including seed, feed, labour, lime, water quality improvement chemicals, and other raw materials required for production, processing, packaging, or marketing of fish; 2) to assess the impact of covid-19 on fish production and sales; to assess the impacts of covid-19 on access to markets by value chain actors including impacts on sales, prices, and competition. The study leverages ongoing efforts by expanding the scope and scale of the WorldFish survey by increasing sample coverage and adding more detailed questions including impacts on competition.