From carats to peanuts: how a pandemic upended the global diamond industry

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The article describes the shift of non-agricultural labour towards agriculture as means of livelihood due to the drastic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The news showcases the example of diamond polisher of Surat who has not only left the city where he used to work but also have left the trade and have taken up agricultural activities as means of livelihood, with no plans of returning to the diamond business.

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