MARKETING CONSTRAINTS OF CASTOR GROWING FARMERS IN GUJARAT, INDIA

H. SODHI¹*, K. THAKAR^2
1V.M. Patel Institute of Management, Ganpat University, Kherva, Mehsana 384001, Gujarat, India
²Department of Agricultural Economics, C.P College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385505, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : harpreet20dec@gmail.com

Received : 02-01-2019     Accepted : 18-01-2019     Published : 30-01-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 2       Pages : 7743 - 7744
Int J Agr Sci 11.2 (2019):7743-7744

Keywords : Castor, Constraints, Farmers, Marketing Problems
Academic Editor : Prof S S Ilhe, Dr S.B.S. Tikka
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385505, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Castor is an important non-edible oilseed crop of arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Gujarat is the leading castor growing state in the country contributing 70% of the total castor production of the country. The study was conducted in Banaskantha district of Gujarat covering five talukas to analyse the marketing problems faced by castor growing farmers. Primary data were collected from 225 castor growing farmers. Six marketing problems focused in present study includes: price information and fluctuation, delay in cash payment, high cost of transportation, lack of transportation facility, lack of storage facility and distant markets. The farmers were confronted with the major problems viz., lack of information on price fluctuation followed by high cost of transportation and lack of transportation facilities. In Palanpur and Kankrej taluka in addition to these constraints distant market was also identified as a major constraint faced by the farmers in marketing of castor.

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