Constraints identified in production and marketing of farm produce in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh to identify the constraints faced by farmers in cultivation and sale of farm produce. A total 12 villages were selected from two blocks of Prayagraj district. Ten percent from each village were randomly selected and 240 farmers were selected for investigation randomly. On the basis of review a list of 12 constrains was prepared and data were gathered on each one. Finding of the study show that Lack of knowledge about diseases of insect and pest of crop, High cost of pesticides, and Uncertainty of weather ranked Ist, IInd, and IIIrd respectively during cultivation of major crop, and after cultivation Not getting the satisfactory price identified Ist rank followed by Price fluctuation of Agri. Produce, Middle man involved detected IInd, IIIrd ranked for sale of their Agri Produce among many problems respectively.