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Structure and Conduct of Regulated Market–A Case Study of Hiriyur APMC in Karnataka State


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The present study was conducted in Hiriyur taluk of Chitradurga district of Karnataka state. The study was undertaken to analyse the structure and conduct of Hiriyur APMC and constraints faced by producer-sellers and traders and commission agents in Hiriyur APMC. The primary data for the study were obtained from 30 producer-sellers, 10 traders and five commission agents of Hiriyur APMC. The secondary data / information were collected from the staff / records of the APMC. The systems of sale followed in Hiriyur APMC were e-trading, open auction and mutual negotiation. The Hiriyur APMC was oligopolistic in nature as the Gini concentration ratio was found to be 0.65. The major constraints faced by producer-sellers were high commission charges followed by arbitrary deductions and exploitation by middlemen while the major constraint faced by traders and commission agents was inadequate supply of commodities.

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Agricultural Marketing, APMC, Structure, Conduct, Constraints.
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Authors

B. T. Anitha
Department of Agricultural Marketing, Co-operation and Business Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
M. R. Girish
Department of Agricultural Marketing, Co-operation and Business Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), India

Abstract


The present study was conducted in Hiriyur taluk of Chitradurga district of Karnataka state. The study was undertaken to analyse the structure and conduct of Hiriyur APMC and constraints faced by producer-sellers and traders and commission agents in Hiriyur APMC. The primary data for the study were obtained from 30 producer-sellers, 10 traders and five commission agents of Hiriyur APMC. The secondary data / information were collected from the staff / records of the APMC. The systems of sale followed in Hiriyur APMC were e-trading, open auction and mutual negotiation. The Hiriyur APMC was oligopolistic in nature as the Gini concentration ratio was found to be 0.65. The major constraints faced by producer-sellers were high commission charges followed by arbitrary deductions and exploitation by middlemen while the major constraint faced by traders and commission agents was inadequate supply of commodities.

Keywords


Agricultural Marketing, APMC, Structure, Conduct, Constraints.

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