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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 6
First page : (1192) Last page : (1196)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7240

Problems Encountered by the Groundnut Farmers and Suggestions to Overcome the Problems in Marketing of the Produce in
Anantapuramu District of Andhra Pradesh

A. Vineetha*, V. Sailaja and P. V. Satya Gopal

¹Student, Department of Agricultural Extension, S.V Agricultural College, Tirupati
²Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension, S.V Agricultural College, Tirupati
³Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Extension, Agricultural College, Bapatla
*Corresponding Author E-mail: vineethaappireddy@gmail.com
Received: 5.10.2018  |  Revised: 17.11.2018   |  Accepted: 28.11.2018  

 ABSTRACT

The Present investigation was carried out to study the problems faced by the groundnut farmers and suggestions to overcome the problems in marketing of the produce in Anantapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh. The results of the study revealed that major problems faced by the farmers were lack of timely market information (95.83%) was ranked first followed by lack of remunerative prices (94.17%),improper weighment (91.67%), fluctuation in market prices(89.17%), involvement of middle men(82.50%), high cost of labour during harvesting(75.00%), lack of cooperative marketing systems (71.67%), high commission charges(68.33%), long distances to the markets (62.50%), delayed cash payment (60.83%), scarcity of labour for transportation and marketing (57.50%), absence/insufficient storage facilities (22.50%) and high cost of transportation (12.50%).Provision of information about  current marketing situations (91.67%) followed by establishing cooperative and rapid expansion of regulated marketing systems (90.00%), provision of minimum support price for groundnut (87.50%), efforts to minimize the commission charges by the concerned authorities (81.66%), adequate and appropriate transport facilities (70.83%) and provision of sufficient storage facilities(41.66%), establishment of procurement centers in the villages (35.83%) and recruitment of mandal level marketing officers by government (30.83%) were the major suggestions given by the farmers.

Key words: Problems, Groundnut farmers, Middle men, Commission charges, Suggestions

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Cite this article: Vineetha, A., Sailaja, V. and Satya Gopal, P.V., Problems Encountered by the Groundnut Farmers and Suggestions to Overcome the Problems in Marketing of the Produce in Anantapuramu District   of Andhra Pradesh, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(6): 1192-1196 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7240