Perception of Farmers Towards APMC Markets in Raichur District of Karnataka, India
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(7): 3704-3711 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 7 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2020.907.434 Perception of Farmers towards APMC Markets in Raichur District of Karnataka, India M. N. Chandan1, K. K. Shashidhara2*, B. S. Reddy3 and S. B. Goudappa1 1Department of Agricultural Extension Education, UAS, Raichur, 584104 2Department of Agricultural Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Bheemaryangudi, UAS, Raichur, 585 287, India 3Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension Education Centre, Bheemaryangudi, UAS, Raichur, 585 287 *Corresponding author ABSTRACT The study analyzed the perception of farmers towards APMC markets in Raichur district of Karnataka. Four taluks of district were selected. Thirty farmers from each selected taluka APMC markets were selected randomly, constituting 120 farmers for the study. The ‘Ex-post facto’ design was employed for the study. The K e yw or ds study revealed that more than half (52.50 %) of the respondents belonged to Extension activities, middle age followed by old age (27.50 %) and young age group (20.00 %). Farmers, Role Further, 41.67 per cent of farmers had high marketable surplus followed by 33.33 perception and 25.00 per cent of medium and low marketable surplus respectively. Similarly, 44.17 per cent had high marketed surplus followed by 28.33 and 27.50 per cent of Article Info medium and high marketed surplus. More than fifty per cent of the respondents Accepted: (53.33 %) had moderately perceived their roles about extension activities of 22 June 2020 APMC markets followed by 28.33 per cent had lower level and 18.33 per cent. Available Online: About 60.00 per cent of farmers had perceived about the role ‘ensuring 10 Ju ly 2020 transparency in trading that takes place in market area’ and 40.00 per cent of them had not perceived about the role of APMC market. Regarding the role ‘ensuring immediate payment to farmers’ 67.50 per cent had perceived and 32.50 per cent had not perceived about the role. Introduction providing food and raw materials, employment to large proportion of Agriculture is the largest sector in the Indian population, capital for its own development economy and it is having a crucial role to play and surpluses for national economic in the country’s economic development by development. Agriculture accounts for about 3704 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(7): 3704-3711 18 per cent of GDP and still about two third at block and district level, so technical of working population mainly depend upon support to them for carrying out extension this sector for their livelihood (Joshi, 2014). function can be ensured by establishing strong linkages with the development departments, Market is said to be a regulated market when Panchayat raj institutions, NGO’s and private the State Government establishes a market organizations in their jurisdiction. under a specific enactment and frames rules Participation of APMCs in agricultural and regulations to conduct business therein marketing extension work will strengthen the (Singh, 1993). When the State or any Public extension system in the States. Authority comes forward to enforce regulation for the organization of market, it is Material and Methods termed as a Regulated Market. The research study on role perception of The present agricultural scenario poses a farmers towards extension activities of threat to the marginal and small farmers of APMCs in Raichur district of Karnataka was India. These farmers could cope up with this conducted during the year 2018-19. The study vulnerable situation, only if they undertake was conducted purposively in Raichur agricultural activities keeping the market in district. Major APMCs of Raichur district view. The farmers need to be brought out of Raichur, Lingasugur, Manvi, Sindhanur were their traditional fanning habits to modern selected from each talukas. The data as market-oriented farming by taking care of collected from 120 farmers from four quality productivity and market needs. APMC’s using ex-post-facto design. Schedule Fanners will need to reorient their cropping was developed to measure the role perception. pattern as per the market demand, changing The scale consists of 14 roles. The response technology, economic reforms, consumer for each item was scored 1 for perceived and awareness and new export-import policies for for not perceived response the zero score was agricultural commodities. given. The total score of the respondent on the scale was obtained by summing up the scores The farmers need to be exposed to the actual of all the statements in the scale. The higher needs of consumers and prepare them for score indicates that respondent had high role producing such products in desirable forms. perception and vice versa. The services of marketing extension should relate to the motivation for demand driven Results and Discussion production, comparative advantages of the existing marketing channels, functional merits Table 1 data depicts that, 53.33 per cent of the of marketing system and price advantage. The respondents had moderately perceived their APMC being an institution comprising of roles about extension activities of APMC farmers representatives, traders and market followed by 28.33per cent had lower government departments, can organize level and 18.33per cent had higher level of various extension education activities role perception about extension activities of successfully. APMC market. The APMC’s infrastructure and resources will About 60.00 per cent of farmers had be best utilized by performing the perceived about the role ‘ensuring complementary role of agricultural marketing transparency in trading that takes place in extension. The APMC’s are normally located market area’ and 40.00 per cent of them had 3705 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(7): 3704-3711 not perceived about the role of APMC market practices like grading which separate the (Table 2). Regarding the role ‘ensuring produce based on required specifications immediate payment to farmers’ 67.50 per cent helps to obtain better price for the produce. had perceived and 32.50 per cent had not For good marketing practices it is essential to perceived about the role. Majority of the provide adequate market infrastructure. The farmers felt that APMC should ensure facilities in the market determine the quantity transparency in trading so that they can and magnitude of marketing activities, indulge in fair transactions. Transparency in physical facilities such as loading and trading activities was felt essential as it would unloading areas, internal roads and storage enable better marketing practices by which facilities and other basic amenities have to be everyone was benefitted and no one was provided. cheated. Immediate payment should be given to the farmers for their produce without much About 70.83 per cent of farmers had delay. Timely Immediate payment makes perceived and 29.17 per cent of farmers had farmers balance their day to day monetary not perceived about the role ‘providing needs and also they won’t be under stress of advisory services through mass media’. debt. Regarding the role ‘providing facilities for storage of farm produce’ 54.16 per cent had Regarding the role ‘to prevent malpractices perceived and 45.84 per cent had not by the traders’, 61.66 per cent of farmers had perceived about the role. perceived and 38.34 per cent had not perceived about the role. Half of the farmers Advisory services like crop production (50.83 %) had perceived about the role according to market demand, avoiding post dissemination of market information on harvest losses, maintaining high quality of arrivals and prices of agricultural produce’ farm produce etc. should be provided for and 49.17 per cent had not perceived about better marketing activities. Mass media can be the role. The farmers perceived that it is used as an effective tool for dissemination of important to prevent malpractices by traders advisory information on a widespread basis so that they can get fair and remunerative covering more number of farmers. There is price for their produce. Farmers suffer losses reduction in quality and quantity of the if traders indulge in malpractices. Market produce due to climate logical factors such as information regarding arrivals and price of the heavy rainfall, drought etc. increased pest and commodities is very essential for the farmers disease attack as a result of favourable climate by which the farmers can decide when and leads to crop loss. Once the crop is harvested where to sell the produce. It is therefore the it needs to be stored properly to prevent from duty of the APMC to make farmers aware of deterioration. It is therefore very essential to the market information. About 68.33 per cent provide good storage facilities for the produce had not perceived about the role ‘ensuring so that it can prevent distress sale and farmers grading of agricultural produce’ and 31.67 can market it when there is good price. had perceived about the role. Regarding ‘providing infrastructure facilities in the Regarding the role ‘ensuring remunerative market’ 57.50 per cent had not perceived and price for agriculture produce’ 64.16 per cent 42.50 per cent had perceived about the role. had perceived and 35.84 per cent had not perceived. More than half of the farmers Post harvest practices play an important role (52.50 %) had perceived about the role ‘create in enhancing the price of commodity, awareness about government schemes on 3706 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2020) 9(7): 3704-3711 marketing of agriculture produce’ and 47.50 high deduction of commission by the agents per cent had not perceived. Remunerative must be controlled.