AGRICULTURAL MARKETING & PROFITABILITY : A STUDY
OF PADDY CULTIVATOR OF MAHITAMA APMC
ANNEXURE
QUESTIONARY
Dear Sir/ Madam
I am Rinkun Jati , +3 final year degree student of Nayagarh Autonomous College ,
Nayagarh has undertaken the project “Agricultural Marketing & Profitability : A Study Of Paddy
Cultivator Of Mahitama APMC” . It is genuine and original research conducted by me under the
guidance of Prof. Sushant Ku. Barik, lecturer, Dept. Of Economics, Nayagarh Autonomous College,
Nayagarh for partial fulfilment of +3 final semester examination 2024. For the project , I require
your opinion on various issues related to Agricultural marketing problems & profitability of the
paddy cultivator .Your opinion will be kept confidential and to be used for academic purpose only.
A. Personal Information
1. Name Of The Farmer :___________________________________________
2. Gender : Male Fe-Male Trans Gender
3. Age:_________
4. Annual Income :__________________
Agricultural Income__________________ Other Income___________________
5. Education :________________ 6. Other Profession :________________
7.Total No Of Family Members _________
Male _______ Fe-Male :_______ Trans Gender :_______________
8. Address :_________________________________________________________
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B. Information About Agriculture Activity
1. Farmer Category
I) Land Less Agricultural Household (LAH)/ Share Cropper Ii) Large Farmer
Iii) Small And Marginal Farmer (SMF)
If The Farmer Is In The Category Of (Ii) & (Iii) Then
How Many Land You Have? (In Acre)
Farming Land :___________ Non-Farning Land______________
If The Farmer Is In The Category Of (I) Then
How Much Land Do You Cropping In Share?(In Acre)
How Much Of The Grain You Produce Is Distributed To The Landowner?
Half Total One Third Two Third Nothing
2. Access To Irrigation : Yes No
Total Area Of Irrigated Land (In Acre):__________
3. Crop Details :
Kharif Crops Rabi Crops Summer/Zaid Crop
_______________ _________________ __________________
_______________ _________________ __________________
4. Farm Equipment /Implements :
Manual Bullock Drawn Implements Tractor Rotavator
Combine Harvester Paddy Rapper Pump Set Powertiller
Power Thresher Transplanter
C. Information About Agricultural Marketing Of Paddy Cultivator .
1. What Is The Average Paddy Production From All Your Land?
2.If You Are A Sharecropper, Then What The Average Amount Of Remaining Paddy Left After
Distributing The Paddy To The Landowner ?
3. Do You Sell Your Products? Yes No
4.If Yes, How Much Quantity You Sold Out Of Your Total Product?
Half Total One Third Two Third One Fourth
5. Where Do You Sold Your Product?
i) Village Traders/Middle Man ii) Wholesaler iii)Rice Miller
iv)Cooperative Society/APMC
If (iv), Then How Many Years Are You Selling Your Agricultural Produce To APMC
Mahitama?
If You Selling Your Produce Other Than (iv), Then Why?
6.Are You Getting Good Prices For Your Produce? Yes No
7.Are You Aware Of The Functions Of The Market Committee? Yes No
D. Transportation System :-
1. How far is market yard away from your village?
0-3km 3-6km 6-9km Above Of 9km
2. By what means you are sending your agricultural produce to the market yard?
Bullock kart Truck Tractor Auto/Tempo
Any Other Means (please Specify)_______________
3. What Are Your Transportation Costs To Sell The Product?
E. Warehousing Facilities
1. Do You Have Warehouses In Your Area To Store Paddy? Yes No
2.If Yes Then, Is The Produce Kept in warehouse Well Protected? Yes No
3. Weather you are satisfied with the warehousing facilities at the market yard.
Yes No
F. Paddy Marketing System
1. Do you think that the marketing strategy employed by the APMC for sale of paddy is
good? Yes NO
2. What do you feel about the returns you are getting by the sale of paddy against the
expenditure incurred?
i) More than Expenditure ii) Same as Expenditure
iii) Less than expenditure
3. What do you feel about the market charges charged by APMC Mahitama?
Low reasonable High No Charges
G. Grading System
1. Do you think that the grading system adopted by the APMC is good?
Yes No
2. Do you think that the grading system does justice to the quality produce?
Yes No
3.Do you think grading system helps in speedy marketing of produce?
Yes No
4.Have you experienced any partiality in Grading system?
Yes No
H. Information Regarding Involvement in cooperative movement
1. weather you are a member of Any co-operative society ? Yes No
2. If yes which of the following facilities you are getting from this cooperative
society?
i) Loan facilities ii) Advanced payment
iii) Prompt payment of produce sold
iv) transportation facilities at concessional rats
v) Hyv seeds/Chemical fertilizer
3. Are you satisfied with the service rendered by these cooperative society?
Yes No
I. Information About Agricultural policy & Scheme
1. Do you know about MSP? Yes No
2. Have you knowledge about Open Market information? Yes No
3.Do you know about PMFBY? Yes No
4. Do you assist under PM-Kissan/ Kalia yojana? Yes No
J. Cost – Revenue - Profitability
1. What is your total Cost in the process of production of Paddy?
(Total cost includes Transportation Cost, Production Cost, Marketing Cost)
2.How many Days are you engaging in the process of Production & Marketing?
3.How many quantity Of paddy are you kept for self consumption?
4.How many quantity Of paddy are you sold in the market yard?
5.What is Your total revenue after selling your produce?
K. Problems Related To Market
1. Are you facing any problem during registration for sale of paddy in mandi?
Yes No
If yes then What Kaind of problem please specify:-
2.Are there any irregularities in the token system for selling grain?
Yes No
3. Will you face any irregularities in the purchase of paddy in the market after getting the
token?
Yes No
4. Are cooperatives cutting more paddy from farmers in the name of paddy quality testing?
Yes No
5. Whether the managing officer of the co-operative society invites tenders for the purchase
of grain to his acquaintance, the miller, for his personal benefit?
Yes No
6. Is there a delay in getting the price of your produce after selling it in the market?
Yes No
7. If there is any manipulation during production weighing in the market?
Yes No
L. Other Information
1. What is your opinion about the market yard?
Good Better Best Average Bad
2. Do you expect any further development in the marketing strategy adopted by the market
Committee for the sale of Agricultural produce?
Yes No
If Yes, How ? ____________________________________________________________
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If No, Why ? ______________________________________________________________
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