Srinivasulu Rajendran

Market Structure and Marketing Efficiency in Fruits and Vegetables

A Case Study of Tamil Nadu State, India

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Produktbeschreibung

India is the largest producer of fruits and vegetables (F&V) in the world. In India, the share of F&V in Gross Cropped Area increased, but productivity growth decelerated over the period of time. Along with deceleration in the productivity growth, F&V face several problems in marketing. Some of these include inadequate infrastructure facilities. As a result, there has been significant concern in the recent years to enhance the efficiency in production and marketing of F&V crops in India. Therefore, this study examine the trends and patterns in F&V crops across states in India with a focus on Tamil Nadu. It also measure technical efficiency (TE) of farm households in F&V and determinants of technical inefficiency. It identify the existing marketing channels for F&V crops and measure marketing efficiency based on the estimates of price spread under major channels. Further it examine the factors that influence farmers' participation in selected marketing channels for F&V. The study analyse marketing efficiency by testing Asymmetric Price Transmission (APT) in a vertical market system for selected F&V crops. Finally the study provides policy suggestions based on findings.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 369g
• ISBN-13: 9783848432523
• ISBN-10: 3848432528
• Artikelnr.: 53585526

Autorenporträt

Srinivasulu Rajendran (India) is a Post-Doctoral Scientist (Agricultural Economics) at AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center's regional office in Eastern and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania. Prior to joining AVRDC, he has worked at various CGIAR centers. He has completed PhD in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India