Problems/challenges of agricultural marketing organization

• Lack of marketing skill
• Lack of organized market since most of farmers reside in villages
• Lack of standardization and grading
• Scanty market information
• Subsistence production responsible for low procution
• Inadequate warehouses
• Poor transport network increasing costs of transport
• Bulkiness of agricultural products increasing transport cost
• High interest rates on loans making financing of marketing activities very expensive
• Lack of preservation facilities causing losses as products are moved the market
• Limited processing facilities hindering value addition
• Price fluctuation
• Illiteracy of farmer making it difficult to pass on market information

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