Author(s): V Bhavani, B Savitha, K Madhu Babu and Ch. Srilatha

Abstract: Groundnut (Arachis hypogea) is one of the important commercial crop grown in India. Globally, India ranks first in groundnut cultivation area and second in production. Considering the importance of value chain in the agriculture the present study was conducted in erstwhile Mahaboob Nagar district of Telangana state to study the profile characteristics of stakeholders in the groundnut value chain. 90 farmers were selected from three major Groundnut cultivating mandals coupled by 30 other stakeholders making a total of 120 stakeholders. Majority of the farmers fell under middle age category (42.22%), had secondary education (30.00%), with small farm size (40.00%), medium farming experience (63.33%), medium annual income (45.56%), credit availability from formal sources (45.56%), extension contact with fellow farmers (26.67%), medium communication pattern between partners (56.66%), medium negotiation pattern between partners (53.34 %), low training received (67.78%), medium creative potential (43.34%), medium risk taking ability (48.88%), medium knowledge on value chain (45.56%), medium quality management (44.44%) and medium market orientation (46.67%). Majority of the other stakeholders fell under old age (63.34%), had intermediate education (46.43%), medium experience (50.00%), medium annual income (43.33%), credit availability from formal sources (50.00%), fellow stakeholders (35.73%), high communication pattern between partners (53.57%), high negotiation pattern between partners (50.00%), medium training received (46.43%), medium creative potential (42.85%), medium risk taking ability (46.44%), high knowledge on value chain (46.44%), high quality management (53.57%) and medium market orientation (53.57%). Trainings received were observed low among groundnut farmers hence there is a need to address this gap.

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