Marketability and challenges of small farm holders of rubber-A study at tripura

Remunerative price realisation is the major concern to small farm holders considering uncertain and price volatility of rubber. Tripura being the second largest rubber producing state in India consists around 80000 small farm holders with 194 Rubber Producer Societies. Rubber is a major plantation crop for the people living in rural Tripura for their livelihood. However, the prices of rubber at Tripura is comparatively lower than the prices of rubber at Kerala due to many reasons including quality and marketability. This paper explored issues of marketability and challenges of small farm holders and found poor access to finance, price uncertainty and marketability, issue of transportation etc., are major concerns.