Constraints faced by the farmers in production and marketing of vegetables in Haryana

Constraints faced by the farmers in production and marketing of vegetables in Haryana

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India is the largest producer of vegetables in the world after China.The cauliflower, potato, radish, tomato, onion are the major vegetables cultivated in Haryana.Present study was conducted in Haryana to study the constraints faced by farmers and middlemen in production and marketing of major vegetables.

Study was carried out in Sonipat for cauliflower, Yamunanagar for Potato, Ambala for onion, Karnal for tomato, Gurugram for radish.Present study fully relies on the primary data and hence data was collected through proper structured 200mm Diameter schedule for the production year 2014-15.Major production related constraints expressed by vegetable growers were lack of information about cultivation of vegetables, higher cost of fertilizers, seeds and labour and their unavailability when needed, lack of suitable cold storage facilities, high cost of storage, costly weedicides, spurious plant protection chemicals, and lack of credit.

Major marketing related constraints expressed in marketing of vegetables were lack of market information, higher price fluctuation, higher amount of price spread, malpractices in weighing and storing of vegetables, Shaker Ornament problem of storage facilities, lack of processing industries/units, higher price fluctuations, high cost of labour, high transportation cost, and delay in payments.