A Study on Level of Satisfaction of Farmers on Marketing of Intercrops

Author(s) Name: 

Dr.N.Sakthivel & K.R.Sindhuja

Abstract

Intercropping is a multiple cropping practices involving growing two or more crops in proximity. The most common goal of intercropping is to produce a greater yield on a given piece of land by making use of resources or ecological processes that would otherwise not be utilized by a single crop. The study on the level of satisfaction of farmers on marketing of intercrops is confined to Erode District only. The study was conducted from October 2017 to March 2018. This article has focused on analysing the level of satisfaction of farmers on marketing of intercropping in Erode district. Results revealed that 61 per cent of the farmers are not satisfied on marketing of intercropping. Results also revealed that 56 per cent of the farmers have chosen intercropping cultivation as there is a demand for the crop.

 Keywords:

Intercropping, Farmers Satisfaction, Dealers Marketing.

Please cite this article as: Dr.N.Sakthivel & K.R.Sindhuja (2019). A Study on Level of Satisfaction of Farmers on Marketing of Intercrops. International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 6, 3(1), 1-10.