Constraints experienced by the members of Coconut Producer Company Ltd, Palakkad, Kerala

Abstract

In a world of utmost competition agri-preneurship has a vital role to deal with employment generation, income and product diversification, livelihood security, poverty alleviation, creation of entrepreneurial opportunities and upskilling among farmers of rural areas. Producer organizations (POs) are evolving as strategic option to equip farmers to the modern world of competitive markets. The main objective of farmer producer companies is to ensure better income for the farmers through an organization of their own. The present investigations were conducted to analyse the constraints experienced by the members of Palakkad Coconut Producer Company Ltd in Palakkad district of Kerala state. A total of 60 respondents were selected and data were collected through well-structured interview schedule. Data were analysed through composite index method. Insufficient subsidy amount (financial constraint), low price for produce in the market (marketing constraint), high cost of inputs (production and labour constraint), lack of information about recommendations (information problem) and multiple duties (personal constraint) were the major problems perceived by the members of company.