Vol. 11, Special Issue 2 (2022)

Author(s):
Sandeep Kumar, VP Luhach, Jitender Kumar Bhatia and Deepak Kumar

Abstract:
The present study was carried out to analyze the constraints in production and marketing of rapeseed & mustard and chickpea. This study was based on primary data collected from Bhiwani and Mahendragarh districts of Haryana based on the highest area under rapeseed & mustard and chickpea, respectively. Two blocks namely Tosham and Kairu from Bhiwani district, Kanina and Mahendragarh from Mahendragarh district selected purposively. Further two villages of each selected block were selected randomly. From each village, 10 farmers were selected randomly and finally, 80 farmers of eight villages were interviewed to excerpt all desired information. The outcomes of study revealed the major problems faced by the farmer in the production, marketing of rapeseed & mustard and chickpea in Bhiwani district were inadequate irrigation facilities 74.17 per cent followed by lack of adoption of plant protection measures i.e. 70.00 per cent and marketing constraints were wide fluctuation in prices 72.50 per cent followed by remunerative prices 61.67 per cent. In Mahendragarh district, major production constraint of rapeseed & mustard and chickpea were inadequate knowledge of recommended packages and practices 61.67 per cent followed by big inadequate irrigation facilities 58.33 per cent, lack of adoption of plant protection measures 55.83 per cent and marketing constraints were remunerative prices 62.50 per cent followed by wide fluctuation in prices 60.00 per cent, large number of intermediaries in marketing process 56.67 per cent.