IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON VEGETABLE MARKETING IN MADURAI DISTRICT

R. RAJESH¹*
¹Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural College & Research Institute, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu, India
* Corresponding Author : rajesh.r@tnau.ac.in

Received : 03-06-2021     Accepted : 27-06-2021     Published : 30-06-2021
Volume : 13     Issue : 6       Pages : 10806 - 10808
Int J Agr Sci 13.6 (2021):10806-10808

Keywords : Covid-19 pandemic, Vegetable marketing, Vegetable Growers
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural College & Research Institute, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The study was undertaken with the general objective to identify the various challenges faced by the growers in vegetable marketing during COVID-19 lockdown period in Madurai District, Tamil Nadu. In the lockdown without relaxation period, vegetables farmers and intermediaries faced the challenges like blockades in the transport of commodities and problems due to closure of markets. Whereas the situation had slowly improved in the lockdown with relaxation period. The major alternate vegetable marketing linkages and possible mitigating measures were better utilization of vegetable producers’ associations in vegetable marketing and establishment of women self-help groups in processing of seasonal vegetables for efficient vegetable marketing