PRODUCER’S PROBLEMS IN GRADING:
Farmers in India are either illiterates or literates to the extent of reading newspapers. Asking them to do high quality work is difficult task. Some of the feelings and constraints in grading at the producers stage are as follows:
- The agricultural produce is perishables and some are fast perishables. Hence there is very little the producers can do about perishables like milk, butter, ghee, fruits and vegetables.
- Producers, especially small and marginal farmers need money and they cant delay the goods sale for grading work etc.
- To get uniformity of production in vast area is partly not in control of the farmers. Out of 20 acre land, the produce quality and size may vary from one end to another. The effect of water and manure varies from point to point.
- There could be side effects of pesticides in some portion of the crop area. Hence to get standard produce is not always workable.
- It is felt that in case of grains, grading is not required as the buyer of grains goes by feel and rates. Perhaps grading is required only for exports.
- The expectations, cooking methods, spices type, etc. change from region to region and hence to make uniform grades is difficult.
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