Constraint Analysis of Seed Spice Value Chains in India: Evidence from Farmers and Traders: 25528
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https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED-25528
Author: Murlidhar Meena, S. S. Meena, Sanjay Kumar, Chetan Kumar Jangid, Shiv Lal and Narendra Kumar Choudhary
Author Address: ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spice, Ajmer- 305 206 (Rajasthan)
Abstract
This study analysed input, technical,
financial, institutional, and marketing constraints faced by seed spice farmers
and traders using fixed-effects regression and Friedman & Wilcoxon tests. The
results showed that farmers faced severe constraints due to high labour costs,
rising input costs, and limited access to quality seed, fertilisers, and plant
protection chemicals. Low levels of mechanisation, inadequate awareness of
government schemes, insufficient crop insurance, absence of minimum support
price, high price volatility, and knowledge gaps further restrict
profitability. Traders identified heterogeneous produce, high demand, supply
and price volatility, limited availability of organic spices, and poor traceability
as major bottlenecks. The study highlighted policy priorities, including
strengthening seed systems, promoting mechanisation, enhancing farmer capacity,
improving technology-driven grading and quality infrastructure, expanding price
stabilisation measures, and establishing robust traceability systems to boost
competitiveness.
Keywords
Constraints
analysis, farmers, marketing, production, seed spices, traders.
JEL Codes
M31, O13, Q13, Q18.