Problems faced by the vegetable based-Farmers Producer Companies: A descriptive analysis

The study was conducted to identify the problems faced byFarmers producer companies working in Vegetableproduction, processing and value addition. Three successfulcompanies working in vegetable and food processingindustries were selected through purposive sampling. AnEx-Post Facto research design was used. A semi-structuredinterview schedule was prepared. Problem faced byhorticultural farmers in different Farmers ProducerCompanies were identified under five dimensions viz.technical problems, organizational, economic,infrastructural, and marketing problems. Shortage of skilledlabour, lack of knowledge of recent technologies inhorticulture, ignorance of members, social security, lack oflinkages with other farmers organization, lack of enoughseed capital, lack of power supply, price fluctuation ofhorticultural crops and delayed payment to farmers fromFPC were the major constraints that faced by the vegetablebased FPOs.