4.6 Agroforestry Marketing Issues in the Study Area
In the analysis of wood prices it was difficult to compare the
prices in different seasons and wood products. There were some complications in
formulating the standard price of wood, problem was day-to-day variation of
prices of agroforestry product per 40 kg (mound) basis.
The workers engaged in the production, processing and
marketing of agroforestry products were generally from the weaker sections of
the society. They used simple skills acquired either from their elders or doing
job without experiences.
The wood market was governed by a complex set of internal as
well as external factors. Those included the availability of financing credit,
skilled manpower and economic conditions of consumers, etc. The producers of
agroforestry faced troubles due to the low rates of their products, Local
Assemblers required cash to pay wages to the laborers for stacking of wood, pay
rent for the wood depots, other overhead expenses, etc.
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