Constraints faced by the farmers in production and marketing of vegetables in Haryana

Abstract

India is the largest producer of vegetables in the world after China. The cauliflower, potato, radish, tomato, onion
are the major vegetables cultivated in Haryana. Present study was conducted in Haryana to study the constraints
faced by farmers and middlemen in production and marketing of major vegetables. Study was carried out in Sonipat
for cauliflower, Yamunanagar for Potato, Ambala for onion, Karnal for tomato, Gurugram for radish. Present study
fully relies on the primary data and hence data was collected through proper structured schedule for the production
year 2014-15. Major production related constraints expressed by vegetable growers were lack of information about
cultivation of vegetables, higher cost of fertilizers, seeds and labour and their unavailability when needed, lack of
suitable cold storage facilities, high cost of storage, costly weedicides, spurious plant protection chemicals, and lack
of credit. Major marketing related constraints expressed in marketing of vegetables were lack of market information,
higher price fluctuation, higher amount of price spread, malpractices in weighing and storing of vegetables, problem of
storage facilities, lack of processing industries/units, higher price fluctuations, high cost of labour, high transportation
cost, and delay in payments.