SATARA, India, SINGAPORE, LONDON — In the fertile Satara district in western India, farmers are putting their cattle on an unorthodox diet: Some feed iceberg lettuce to buffalo. And other farmers are doing just that - dumping truck loads of fresh grapes to rot on compost heaps. The farmers cannot get their produce to consumers because of lockdowns that aim to stop the spread of coronavirus. Air freight capacity for fresh produce has plummeted as planes are grounded. And there is a shortage of food containers for shipping because of a drop in voyages from China.

Source: International New York Times April 03, 2020 18:11 UTC