A study on marketing pattern and constraints of major crops in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh state

The study aims to examine the marketing pattern and constraints of major crops in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh state. On the basis of maximum area under crops paddy, groundnut, niger and sunflower were selected for the detailed study. Three marketing channels were prevailing in study area viz, Channel first: Farmer – consumers, Channel second: Farmer – village merchant – wholesalers – distributor – consumers and Channel third: Producer – Krishi Upaj Mandi – Processer – wholesalers – distributor – end user. The marketable surplus of paddy, groundnut, niger and sunflower were 91.29, 69.51, 68.07 and 70.44 percent, respectively. The significant marketing restrictions were small marketable surplus for major crops followed by scarcity of transportation due to low yield of crops in the study area.