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Indian economy is mostly as rural region with two-thirds of its populations and its labour force is also from rural region. It plays an important part of the total net value added in many sectors, with an overall 46% contribution to our national income. The growth and development of the rural economy is an authoritative of wide-range development and overall growth of the country. Small cultivated holdings constitute the massive majority of farms in many developing countries. Smallholder cultivators are a vital part of the food value chain in India, as well as a critical element of the global food system. In December 2019 in a Chinese city of Wuhan that a new human coronavirus now popularly known as COVID-19 emerged. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new risks that threaten livelihood as well as food security. Every year, Indian farmers face risks such as low rainfall, price volatility and rising debts, but risks from the COVID-19 pandemic are putting new challenges in front of a sector. The nationwide lockdown came at an unfortunate time for farmers, as it was the harvest season for the rabi crop. The lockdown created both shortage of labour and equipment - migrant laborers in India usually move to rural areas during harvest, and smallholder farmers often rent harvesting equipment as this is cheaper than purchasing it. The purpose of this paper is to discuss about performance of crops, wild plants, livestock, buying selling the product and the problems faced during this lockdown period. A survey was based on face to face interview of smallholder cultivators. Statistical tools of Likert five point scales and Friedman ranking analysis have been used to find results.