Constraints in Production and Marketing in Perception of Fish Farmers and Market Intermediaries of Inland Fisheries in Khammam District of Telangana State, India
Devireddy Suvarchala *
Department of Agricultural Economics, PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, India.
K. Sravanthi
Department of Agricultural Economics, PJTSAU,Palem, India.
K. Suhasini
Department of Agricultural Economics, PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, India.
D. Srinivasa chary
Department of Statistics and Mathematics, PJTSAU, Rajendranagar, India.
M. Shyam Prasadh
PVNRTVU, Palair, Khammam, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The study focuses on Khammam district in Telangana, a significant region for fish farming. Using primary data collected through personal interviews with fish farmers (60) and market intermediaries. The present study aims to identify the constraints in fish production and status of marketing using Garrett’s ranking technique. The major constraints in fish production were identified include high feed costs (Garrett score- 71.41), lack of market facilities (68.55), and inadequate capital (68.15). For marketing, addressing the key issues include high price fluctuation (60.4) in the fishes, high transportation costs (56.13), and lack of market infrastructure (53.53).These results point to important issues that must be resolved in order to increase the productivity and sustainability of fish farming and marketing. The most significant difficulties are those concerning infrastructure, such as lack of market facilities and high transportation costs, along with financial limitations like high feed costs and insufficient money. Addressing these challenges is essential for enhancing the fisheries sector contribution to food security and economic development, particularly in the regions of Khammam District in Telangana
Keywords: Constraints, infrastructure, financial support, market facilities, sustainability