Constraints in production and marketing of baby corn: A case study in Sonipat district, Haryana

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Sonipat district of Haryana state in India.To derive the inferences of the study, the primary data were collected from 60 farmers i.e., 30 farmers each from two villages i.e., Rajpura and Aterna which acted as ultimate unit of the sample. The required data on marketing of baby corn were collected from 60 farmers and 10 market intermediaries. In the study of baby corn, the production constraints noticed were high cost of seeds & non availability of quality seeds in time, relatively high harvesting cost, lack of awareness about value addition at farmers level and sub optimal input use. The main marketing constraints observed from the analysis of the study that are delay in sale of produce, no open auction sale of produce facility, arbitrary rate fixation of baby corn by commission agents, forced money lending by commission agents on high interest rate, unauthorized marketing charges by commission agents, lack of interest and awareness of farmer in marketing of baby corn and low selling price during the months may-august were the major constraints in the marketing of baby corn.