Study of Value Chain for Chickpea in Potential Districts of Madhya Pradesh

Improvement in productivity and subsequent effective marketing of chickpea produce in potential producing areas can be a major milestone in the fight against poverty in the country. Keeping this in the view, present study has been taken to study the value chain of chickpea in the potential districts of M.P. The study has found that inadequate horizontal and vertical linkages, limited participation in value addition, limited access to information etc. continue to stifle the marketing system. Addressing these issues along the value chain requires interventions at different levels as discussed in the paper.