A study on problems faced by the farmers in marketing of basmati rice in Jammu district of J&K

The Jammu district of J&K was the focus of the current study. Two blocks based on highest area under Basmati crop were selected purposively. Then, two villages from each selected block were randomly chosen and 25 Basmati rice growers from each village were randomly examined via the personal interview approach, making a total of 100 Basmati rice growers. The study revealed that the major problem faced by the farmer (Bishnah and R.S. Pura) were lack of market information i.e. 65 per cent followed by un-organized marketing and low price paid by the farmers (58%) and not getting remunerative price for the produce (46%). The chi-square test showed a significant difference in the severity of two blocks (Bishnah and R.S. Pura), with high commission costs being reported by 48% of respondents in Bishnah and 42% of respondents in R.S. Pura.