Constraints Faced by Farmers in Supply Chain Management of Onion in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

Onion is one of India's most highly watched agricultural commodities. Onion prices have a direct impact on the average person's consumption basket. After China, India is second in terms of area and production, and third in terms of export. The market is critical to the success of any business, but it is especially vital for agricultural products like onions, which are more difficult to sell due to their seasonality, and bulkiness. The bulk of the state's onion growers are resource poor and lack storage facilities, forcing them to sell their crop to wholesalers shortly after harvest when the price is lowest. This study seeks to identify numerous challenges and restrictions involved in managing the onion supply chain, as well as identify and analyse alternative solutions that may be used to optimise onion supply chain management. It was discovered that the onion supply chain is constrained by a lack of grading facilities, a lack of grading storage facilities, and a lack of infrastructure. It must be determined that the public and commercial sectors must work together in a public-private partnership to develop physical infrastructure, information distribution, and the services necessary for quality and constant improvement of the supply chain. A sample of 120 farmers were randomly selected from Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. Descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, mean scale value were used to analyse the data.