Constraints perceived by the registered farmers and traders about application process of e-NAM in Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan

Abstract

Present study is based on constraints perceived by the registered farmers and traders about application process of e-NAM in Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan. Sriganganagar and Padampur mandis were selected for the study. Top 5 villages from both mandis was selected on the basis of maximum number of farmers registered in mandi. Hence total of 10 villages were selected for the selection of sample farmers from both mandis.10 farmers was selected from each village and therefore, total of 100 farmers was selected from both mandis. The list of 25 traders from each mandi was selected on the basis of simple random sampling method and therefore total 50 traders was selected for the study purpose. To find out the most significant constraints which influence in adoption of e-NAM, Garret ranking technique was used. The result revealed that management of perishable produce especially storage in mandi is the foremost constraint in adoption of e-NAM from farmer side. The grievance settlement may be hefty is foremost constraint from trader side.