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A Comprehensive Analysis of the Wool Supply Chain in Bikaner District of Rajasthan

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Title A Comprehensive Analysis of the Wool Supply Chain in Bikaner District of Rajasthan
 
Creator Naikoti, Ragini
Satyveer Singh Meena
Banjare, Anurag
 
Subject Wool supply chain, Marketing channels, Challenges, Economic viability, Supply chain model, Bikaner district
Wool supply chain, Marketing channels, Challenges, Economic viability, Supply chain model, Bikaner district.
 
Description The study, conducted in the year 2023, investigates the wool supply chain in Rajasthan's Bikaner district, focusing on marketing methods, challenges, financial viability, and potential improvements. It examines the preferred marketing channels of local farmers, highlights persistent problems, conducts a cost-benefit analysis, and suggests a more efficient supply chain model. Through surveys and interviews, utilizing a multistage sampling technique, data was collected from key stakeholders, including wool producers, traders, processors, and government officials. The findings show that most farmers prefer to sell their wool at wool markets, where they have direct access to buyers. However, challenges such as price fluctuations, delayed payments, and complicated middleman processes continue to affect their earnings. The cost-benefit analysis confirms that wool production in the region is financially sound, with a benefit-cost ratio of 1.38 and a quick payback period of around 1.09 years. To address these issues, a proposed supply chain model, "Producers-Cooperatives-Online Marketplace-Processors-Retailer-Consumer," was developed, which aims to simplify intermediary problems, strengthen farmers' bargaining power, open new markets, and increase transparency.
 
Publisher Indian Society of Extension Education, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
 
Date 2024-04-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer reviewed Research Article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJEE/article/view/149953
10.48165/IJEE.202460215
 
Source Indian Journal of Extension Education; Vol. 60 No. 2 (2024): Indian Journal of Extension Education; 77-82
2454-552X
0537-1996
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJEE/article/view/149953/54305
 
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