IQAC in association with the department of Economics of Al- Ameen College, Edathala organized a webinar on 12/05/2020. The topic of the webinar was ‘Covid 19 and Kerala Economy-Impact on small scale sector and Agriculture’. The resource person for the one hour program was Dr. Martin Patrick,Associate professor (Retd), Maharajas college, Ernakulam Honorary Fellow Centre for Budget Studies,CUSAT. The speaker contemplated about the issues faced due to the outbreak of the global pandemic and also the impact of Covid 19 on Kerala economy and its consequences on the small scale sectors and agricultural progresses. Since small scale sectors and agricultural practices are two of the major methods of reliance for livelihood for a big share of indigenous people in Kerala, the talk was considered to be vital to spread awareness. Faculty members from various colleges took part in the online program. All the participants of the webinar were given an E- certificate.

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