marketable surplus and post harvest losses of ragi in ... - Agmarknet

(Para-6.1.1)11 The total marketed surplus was estimated to be 28.62 percent. The share of direct sales by theproducers to consumers was 5.39 percent, to co-operatives, it was 3.46 percent, and to FCI, it was nil.It is a matter of introspection for the co-operative sector and FCI to evaluate their role in marketing ofRagi for the benefit of the farming community. It is also imperative to open up avenues throughmarketing reforms for promoting direct sales by the producer to the target group and have improvedshare in consumers rupee.(Para-7.3)(Para-8.3)12 Out of the total sales, 57.97 percent sales were within villages. This clearly established the need fordevelopment of infrastructure and facilities at the village level to serve the interests of the farmhouseholds. It is also necessary to shift the focus of development from the urban market centres(largely developed) to the rural market centres.(Para-7.5)13 The present survey revealed that the marketable surplus stood at 653.34 thousand tonnes i.e., 28.62 percentand the total farm family requirement including the losses at farm level was 1612.70 thousand tonnes i.e.,70.64 percent of the total production.(Para-8.3)14 The earlier surveys showed that the average number of family members per household was 6.26,whereas the present survey showed that the average number of family members per household was6.45.(Para-8.6)