Problems in marketing of ginger in Uttarakhand

Ginger is an important cash crop and plays a vital role in the rural economy of Uttarakhand state. The study was based on the data collected by survey method from randomly selected 60 ginger growers of 5 villages in Narendra Nagar block of district Tehri Garhwal. From each village, 12 ginger growers were selected randomly. In Dehradun market (mandi), 10 traders were interviewed personally for the collection of information on the marketing of ginger. The higher marketing cost was due to commission of middlemen in the market, which accounted for 45.45%. The producer's share in consumer's price was estimated to be 65.39%. This was mainly due to higher transportation cost and higher middlemen margins. Traders were found to be indulged in exploitation of farmers through various underhand dealing, tactics and malpractices, which resulted in high marketing cost and reduced producer's share in the consumer's rupee.