A STUDY ON MARKETING OF TURMERIC IN BELAGAVI DISTRICT

Turmeric is one of the important commercial crop in Belagavi district. Belagavi is called Sugar District major area under the cultivation of Sugar cane. Whereas turmeric is second commercial crop of Belagavi District. This Study is relating academic year 2022-23 with a sample size of 50 respondents' primary and secondary data's are used in this study. In Belgaum district Raibag, Chikkodi, Gokak and Athani taluka farmers are growing turmeric as commercial crop for financial soundness of the farmers. Turmeric crop is 8 months irrigated crop plantation is made during the month of May and June every year and harvesting is made in the month of February and march. The process of harvesting will takes approximates one month time for boiling and drying and grading and packing. And next start the process marketing there are only two main modes of marketing one is sales through local traders the price of turmeric is fixed by agreement between traders and grower. And grower weight till he gets desired price from local traders. Farmer stores there turmeric in their own sheds and he sales through local traders and through regulated markets. In this study sales through local traders is less expensive and get the desired price and it is more profitable to the growers, and local traders supply the turmeric factories directly unpolished turmeric for curcumin production to Hydrabad and Cochin and only local traders keeps lower margin of profit that is rupees two hundred per quintal. This research article gives information about Problems and profitability, modes of marketing of turmeric.