Agrotechnology

Marketing of milk and constraints faced by womens self help groups in Marathwada region of Maharashtra

3^rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture

October 27-29, 2014 Hyderabad International Convention Centre, India

Pooja Mule, Ingle V G, Landge V G and Kolambkar R A

Accepted Abstracts: Agrotechnol

Abstract:

In case of marketing of buffalo milk, most of the respondent sold their milk to milk vender. In marketing of buffalo milk three channels were found like channel - I (Producer- local consumer), channel - II(Producer- milk vender- consumer),channel- III(Producer- sweetshop owner- consumer).producer share in consumer rupee was higher in channel - I than that of channel - II and channel - III. On the contrary in absolute from net price received by producer was higher in channel- III. marketing of young goat , three channels were found like channel - I (Producer- goat rearing consumer), channel - II(Producer- rural traderconsumer), channel- III(Producer- butcher-Sweetshop owner- consumer).producer share in consumer rupee was higher in channel - I than that of channel - II and channel - III. On the contrary in absolute from net price received by producer was higher in channel- III. The majority of respondents in both SHG faced the problem of high cost of concentrate, unavailability of quality breed, poor veterinary services and conflict among group.