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Analysis of Marketing Channels, Price Spread and Costs of Wheat in Junagadh District of Gujarat, India

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to estimate the price spread, marketing margin and marketing cost of wheat in the Junagadh district. The present study was carried out in Junagadh district. Multi-stage sampling technique was adopted as per the objective of study and total 120 farmers were selected for the study purpose. Data were gathered through in-person interviews with farmers, typically conducted on their farms, using a structured questionnaire. For the wheat, three main marketing channels were identified: Producer-consumer (Channel I), Producer-village trader-consumer (Channel II), and Producer-wholesaler-retailer-consumer (Channel III). With the lowest overall cost, margin, and price spread, Channel-I earned the largest producer's share in terms of consumer rupees. Whereas Channels II and III, being the least efficient.

Source: Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research

DOI: 10.9734/ajaar/2024/v24i9547

Authors: P. R. Vasoya, H. Y. Maheta, C. R. Bharodia, Kalpesh Kumar

Institution: Junagadh Agricultural University

Language: English

Topic: Agricultural Economics and Practices

Subfield: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, No poverty

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4402542369

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