Agricultural Marketing and Inclusive Growth in India What does the Survey Data Suggest? The Case of Two Villages in Medak District of Telangana State

Abstract

This paper is an attempt to study the role of agricultural marketing in impacting the small and large farmers in rural Telangana in terms of their participation in selling activities, obtaining  remunerative prices, and the problems relating transport of their produce and finally the impact on their economic well being. Our empirical analysis based on primary as well as secondary data suggests that in spite of limited knowledge about the usefulness and functioning of regulated agricultural marketing practices the small and marginal farmers of the study area have been benefited due to better prices and other market related facilities. The study uses the logit model to discern the impact of various socio economic  variables on the decision of sample farmers to participate in the regulated market practices which help the small and marginal farmers in improving their economic well being and thus pave the way for them to be included in the growth process. However, there is a need to do a lot to derive more and tangible benefits through regulated markets in rural Telangana.

Keywords: Agricultural marketing, inclusive growth, awareness, price differential, logit model