The Impact of COVID-19 on China’s Agriculture and the Implications of Rural Revitalization Initiatives for BRICS Countries

As the world’s most populous and agricultural country, ChinaChina is also one of the countries most threatened by COVID-19COVID-19. Sporadic outbreaks of COVID-19 in different regions have brought challengeschallenges to the development of cropscrops cultivationcultivation, animalanimal husbandry industryindustry, vegetablevegetable productionproduction, fruitfruit industry, flowersflowers industry, leisure agriculture, and agricultural productsproducts circulation industry. As China has lifted itself out of povertypoverty, its agriculture is facing unprecedented challenges in reducing the negative impactimpact of COVID-19 on agricultural development and realizing rural revitalizationrural revitalization at an early date. This paper presents solutions and policy recommendations by analyzing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on agriculture in China. At the same time, it will focus on how agricultural production, structural adjustment of agricultural products, industrial and supply chains of agricultural enterprisesenterprises, marketmarket regulation, smart agriculture, agricultural talent system, agricultural crisis, and other construction measures which play an important role in the process of rural revitalization. The findings will provide important implications for BRICSBRICS countries in the process of agricultural development, especially in the period of COVID-19 prevention and control.