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Marketing and Post Harvest Practices of Onion in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh

M.K. Hasan
Spices Research Centre, BARI, Shibgonj, Bogra

M.Z. Uddin
Regional Horticulture Research Station, BARI, Chapai Nawabgonj

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was undertaken to analyze the marketing system and post harvest practices of onion both at farmers and traders level. Four marketing channels were identified in onion marketing. The study indicated that longer marketing channel gave lesser share to farmer than shorter channel. The study indicated that shorter channel showed less marketing loss and longer channel it was high. High price gap was found between farmers and consumers level. Most of the intermediaries sorted decayed and removed the outer loose shell of onion before marketing. Low price at harvesting period, lack of marketing information, instability of price, sale in credit, lack of capital, inadequate storage facilities and transportation problem were the major marketing problems encountered by both farmers and intermediaries.

Keywords: Onion, Marketing, Post harvest, Bangladesh

Location: Rajshahi and Faridpur

Start Date: 00-00-2010

End Date: 00-00-2010

Program Area: Postharvest and Agro-processing

Commodity: Onion

Objectives:

1. To find out the different channels of onion marketing from grower to consumers and to identify the post harvest practices of different intermediaries and losses in different channels.

Methodology:

Onion obtained from two sources was marketed in our country; one is indigenous production and the other was imported. The study was conducted in respect of only indigenous production of onion. Two important onion growing districts namely Rajshahi and Faridpur were purposively selected for the study. A total of fourty farmers taking twenty from each area were selected randomly. Four onion markets were selected purposively taking one primary and one secondary market from each district for the study. Thirty intermediaries were chosen randomly from two primary markets taking fifteen intermediaries (5 pharies, 5 wholesalers and 5 rural retailers) from each market. On the other hand, thirty intermediaries were randomly select from four secondary /terminal markets taking fifteen intermediaries (5 wholesaler 5 aratders and 5 urban retailers) from each market. Two sets of pre tested interview schedules; one for farmers and the other for intermediaries were used for the collection of data/ information using survey method. Marketing margin was calculated by deducting purchase price from sale price, while the profit was difference between marketing margin and marketing cost. Aratdar was not taken into consideration in calculating margin and profit because they act as a commission agent. Tabular method using average, percentage, ratios etc. was followed in analyzing the results of the study. Marketing efficiency was measured with the following method. The three-performance indicators of four marketing channels of onion were reflected economic efficiency can be stated as follows: i) Marketing Cost, ii) Middleman Margin, iii) Producers Shares. The produces share will calculate the following formula: Ps =( Pp/Pc) x 100 Where, Ps = Producers share, Pp = Producers price, Pc = Price of consumer.

Source of Information: J. Agrofor. Environ. 5 (1): 67-72, 2011; ISSN 1995-6983

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Achievement/Findings:

Different intermediaries in onion marketing mentioned different problems. Price instability was identified as the most important problem of pharia, wholesaler and retailer respectively. The 2nd main problem in pharia and wholesaler was sale in credit and retailer non-availability of onion in time. The other problems in onion marketing system were lack of capital, transportation problem, non availability of onion in time, inadequate storage facility and lack of marketing information.

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