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Abstract
The study examined the effect of corona virus pandemic on agricultural activities and food availability in Nigeria. In order to carry out this study, one specified research objective was set which null hypothesis was formulated and used for the study. The research design for this study is an Expost Facto design. Data for the study was extracted from government official documents and they were subjected to regression analysis to determine their correlations. The study concluded that in the long-run, impact of covid-19 on agricultural activities and food availability is positive as expected, indicating that a unit increase in consumer price index as a result of the covid-19 increases Nigeria stress by .67 Sig. The result is also statistically significant. And also, recommended that, government should intensify efforts to curb the spread and effect of the virus in order to promote healthy environment where agricultural activities can continue. Monotorium should be given to some farmers, SMEs, agro allied industries, businesses to help their business sprout again. Because of them has used the business working capital/operational cost for family feeding during the lock-down. Government can give interest free loans to help some stressed business swing into operation.