A Study on Perception of Farmers towards Agricultural Regulated Markets in Select Districts of Tamilnadu

Agriculture is the predominant occupation of more than one third of the population in India. They are engaged directly or indirectly in the agricultural activities. Indian economy is well supported by the development of agricultural sector. The contribution of Indian agricultural sector to the Gross Domestic Product of the country is highly significant. The agricultural products are much commercialized as the demand of these products has been constantly increasing with the growth of the population. Owing to the gap between demand and supply, the marketing of agricultural products needs to be regulated. The regulation of agricultural marketing has been focused by every country. It is mainly due to the control of the practices of middlemen. They make themselves a part of the agricultural products supply chain and cause the hike in the price of products. The farmers do not get fair prices for their products while the consumers have to pay higher prices for agricultural products. The difference between cost and price seems to be even greater than the cost. In the past, the farmers have sold their products to the consumers directly. Therefore, the farmers were able to get reasonable prices and the consumers were also benefited with lesser amount payable for these products