Question

Which of the following are some of the obstacles that hinder the mechanism of agricultural marketing?

Options

• Farmers are vulnerable to defective weighing techniques and misappropriation of accounts.

• Farmers are often ill-informed about market prices and market conditions. Being ignorant, farmers are forced to sell their product at lower prices.

• The farmers lack access to proper storage facilities to store their produce for future sell at better prices.

• All of the above

Answer 1

The following are some of the roadblocks to the agricultural marketing mechanism:

1. Farmers are exposed to faulty weighing practices and account misuse.
2. Farmers are frequently unaware of market prices and conditions. Farmers are obliged to sell their stuff at lesser prices due to their ignorance.
3. Farmers do not have access to adequate storage facilities to store their produce for later sale at higher prices.
4. Farmers are unable to obtain agricultural finance, leaving them vulnerable to moneylenders and Mahajan.