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PROBLEMSOF AGRICULTURAL
MARKETING
TBS/BC/JU 2
DEFINITION: According to national
commission on agricultural
“agricultural marketing is a process
which starts with a decision to
produce a saleable farm commodity
and it involves all aspects of market
structure or system both functional
and institutional based in technical
and economic consideration and
include pre and post harvest
operations
TBS/BC/JU 3
CLASSIFICATION
Economists have divided market in
different manners based on the
frequency with which they are held,
the type of product traded the scale
of transportation and the kind of
marketing functions performed
On the basis of frequency:
Daily market
Weekly market
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Monthly market
Based on type of product:
Grain market
Fish market
Fruit market
Vegetable market
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Based on the marketing functions
performs:
Assembling
Wholesale
Retail
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On the basis of location:
Local market
Primary market
Secondary market
Terminal market
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Problems of agricultural
marketing
Defective crop planning
Lack of organization among
cultivators
Forced sales
Inadequate storage facility
Inadequate means of transport
Lack of market information
Insufficient grading and
standardizationTBS/BC/JU 8
CONTD…..
TBS/BC/JU 9
References:
Rural marketing by:
Anjali saxena
page no:198-203
TBS/BC/JU 10