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The only sector which is still operating amidst continuous forty days lockdown is the farm sector. We have a very resilient farm enterprise base, which is run by the owner-managers of these farms. Therefore our only hope is Agriculture and the Indian economy is left with only Agriculture to depend upon because there is only one demand that can easily revive- that of food. Agriculture contributes 16 percent of the GDP.India is expecting record food grain production of 298.32 million tons this year which is 2 percent more than the record yield. Because of COVID -19 fears countries across the world are planning to move their supply chains out of China and this will definitely benefit India. Following the nationwide lockdown 50 million migrant labours are expected to have returned or are still returning to their native places from cities. They can be significantly employed in labour intensive sectors and this will help to develop rural economy. Also women migrant farmers should be given subsidized bank credit. E-NAM needs to be implemented widely. A regenerating agriculture alone has the ability to reboot the economy.