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Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 and the Associated Lockdown on the Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Poultry Products in Gujarat, India: A Qualitative Study

Pallavi Mishra
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Akash Golaviya
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Ketankumar Panchal
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Ankit Hinsu
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Kavita Yadav
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Guillaume Fournié
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Tony Barnett
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Prakash Koringa
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Haidar Ul Iman Paleja
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Rajib Dasgupta
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Version 1 : Received: 4 May 2023 / Approved: 5 May 2023 / Online: 5 May 2023 (04:14:23 CEST)

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Mishra, P.; Golaviya, A.; Panchal, K.; Hinsu, A.; Yadav, K.; Fournié, G.; Barnett, T.; Koringa, P.; Paleja, H.U.I.; Dasgupta, R. Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 and the Associated Lockdown on the Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Poultry Products in Gujarat, India: A Qualitative Study. Poultry 2023, 2, 395-410. Mishra, P.; Golaviya, A.; Panchal, K.; Hinsu, A.; Yadav, K.; Fournié, G.; Barnett, T.; Koringa, P.; Paleja, H.U.I.; Dasgupta, R. Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 and the Associated Lockdown on the Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Poultry Products in Gujarat, India: A Qualitative Study. Poultry 2023, 2, 395-410.

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 severely marred the Indian poultry industry, worth approximately one trillion INR. Hence, this study was conducted to understand the COVID-19 related factors that harmed the poultry production and distribution network and explore their varied impact on its actors in Gujarat, India. Methods: An exploratory qualitative study, using semi-structured interviews, was conducted with 34 poultry stakeholders in Gujarat. The data were thematically analysed using an interpretative phenomenological approach. Results: The study revealed that COVID-19 and the associated lockdown had hugely impacted the production, distribution and consumption of poultry products. The first COVID-19 lockdown disrupted the supply of production inputs and the distribution of poultry and poultry products because of movement restrictions. Rumours also played a crucial role in decreasing the consumption of poultry products between March and June 2020. The market situation, including the prices and availability of poultry products, was found to be improved post-lockdown as there was an increase in consumption; however, the profits were not sufficient to immediately compensate for the losses incurred during the lockdown. Conclusion: The first COVID-19 lockdown restricted the production and distribution of essential goods and influenced the perception of consumers regarding poultry products. COVID-19 resulted in many short- and medium-term challenges in the poultry sectors in India, which need to be addressed to make this sector more resilient to face any such crisis in future.

Keywords

COVID-19; lockdown; rumours; poultry; chicken meat; egg; qualitative research

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Other

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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