Use of Regression Analysis to determine the impact of Rainfall on Indian
Agriculture During Covid-19
Abstract
Covid- 19 dominantly impacted the Indian agricultural sector. During the
period of COVID-19 the southwest monsoon covered a major part of the
country, thus resulting in an increase of 9 percent coverage in rainfall
than the usual average period. Due to the good amount of rainfall the
area under cultivation during the kharif season stood above 4.8% than
the previous year. During, the initial lockdown period the agriculture
has not been much affected and an increase in migration resulted an
increase in people employed in agriculture. Through regression analysis
the relationship between the yield and rainfall has been determined. The
R2 values have been calculated and the spatial relationship between them
has been established. Regions with higher R2 values have been found to
be more dominantly affected by Covid-19, though in certain areas strong
R2 has shown a weaker spatial relationship owing to certain other
factors and policies taken by the Government. Therefore, regression
analysis can be used as a suitable method to study the relationship of
rainfall and agricultural yield during Covid-19. Keywords: Agriculture,
Regression Analysis, Spatial relationship, Rainfall, Covid-19.