Question

Mention some obstacles that hinder the mechanism of agricultural marketing and create a need for the government to interfere in this sector.

Answer 1

Some obstacles that hinder the mechanism of agricultural marketing are

(i) Faulty weighing and manipulation of accounts by traders which results in exploitation of farmers when they sell their products to traders.

(ii) Farmers do not have proper storage facilities to store their produce for selling later at a better price. Hence, they are forced to sell even at lower price to save the produce from decaying.

(iii) Due to lack of knowledge about the prices prevailing in the markets, farmers are forced to sell their produce at low prices.