Production and marketing Constraints of maize in Karnataka state

Author: Gadigeppa Muramatti, K. K. Sarangi, S. N. Mishra and Abhiram Dash

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Abstract

In recent years, both India's production and consumption patterns have undergone significant shift. The production pattern as well as its consumption pattern has dramatically changed in India in the recent past. However, the average crop yield of 2.5 t/ha is still very low as compared to the other Asian countries like Bangladesh (6.8 t/ha), China (5.7 t/ha), Indonesia (4.6 t/ha) and Pakistan (3.8 t/ha) in 2012. Major challenge is in the maize is abiotic stresses, which makes the crop vulnerable to drought. The target beneficiaries of the study are, farmers, policy maker and the marketers. This study looked at the increase in maize production, area, and productivity in the Bagalkot and Belagavi districts of Karnataka state. Additionally, an effort has been made to research the problems that farmers were facing when maize was grown and sold in the study area. Total 120 maize growers were picked out of Bagalkot and Belagavi district. For the current study, information pertaining to the 2018–19 agricultural year was used, and primary data were gathered using the personal interview method and a pre–tested schedule. it was observed that variation in area from year after year growth rate of area has been increased by 2.11 percent. CV of area in all the district greater than the CV of entire state (14.64 percent) and mixed trend has been observed in both production and the productivity of maize According to farmers, over 80% of farmers believe that a lack of capital and limited credit availability during production is the most serious limitation to production, ranking first on the list of constraints, and high plant protection chemical costs (47.50 percent). The biggest issues with marketing are a lack of storage and warehouse facilities (31 percent), poor transportation, and high transportation costs. Involvement of middlemen during marketing to obtain fair prices.

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Production, Constraints, middlemen, capital, farmers and Productivity

Conclusion

The constraints faced by farmers during maize production were Shortage of capital and low credit access during production which is first in the list (I), for that mean score was followed by High cost of plant protection chemicals. Among the marketing level constraint, Location of market far away from the production point was first in the list, for which Garret’s rank was first(I) and followed by more market price fluctuations. The government should make credit facilities easily accessible through financial institutions, create cooperative groups to reduce transportation costs, store their produce, and sell it during slow seasons, and eliminate middlemen during marketing to obtain fair prices in order to solve the problems. Hence, there is a need to develop mechanisms for strengthening the production and marketing-system of maize in Karnataka and traditional maize growing areas, so that the poverty ridden maize producers can also benefit (Gopinath & Chitra 2020). Maize has become one of the most important crops with its every part having economic value and immense scope for value additions. It is rightly called the queen of cereals. Capacity of Managing Challenges faced by the women entrepreneurs of informal sector, people’s attention on consuming cereals has increased and the demand for these items has also boosted up).

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Gadigeppa Muramatti, K. K. Sarangi, S. N. Mishra and Abhiram Dash (2022). Production and marketing Constraints of maize in Karnataka state. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(4): 1321-1324.