AGRICULTURE NEWS - Lockdown restrictions in many countries around the world due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) global pandemic have resulted in the growing trend of people growing fruit and vegetables at home.
In recent weeks, international media reports have highlighted panic-buying among consumers responding to the global health crisis, resulting in empty supermarket shelves.
However, there has also reportedly been a marked increase in the purchase of seeds to grow fresh produce.
This trend could provide a potentially lasting boost to the global urban farming movement.
Read the full article here on the Caxton publication, Farmer's Weekly
