Department of Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai-625 104, Tamil Nadu
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Online published on 28 November, 2016.
The study was conducted in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu to study the marketing, processing and export of cashew. The compound growth rate, Coppack Instability index, ARIMA model and Markov chain analysis were employed to study the cashew export. The marketing channel I without wholesaler received the highest farmer share of 75 per cent. Export processing units are receiving a higher profit generation over cottage units. Value compound growth rate is lagging behind the quantity compound growth rate by 1.90 per cent and also it is less stable. Stable importers from India are UAE, Singapore and Algeria. The study underlined the need for suitable marketing interventions and promotion of export processing units by State Government. Enhanced export value realisation by promoting tertiary export and sustaining the stable importers from India namely UAE, Singapore and Algeria are required in the export front
Sum of Average Gross Margin method, Compound growth rate, Coppack Instability index, ARIMA model and Markov chain
