Commission agents a. Name of the respondent’s b. Location c. Ownership pattern: Individual / Partner / Another a. Pulses usually handled 1. 3. b. Do you handle commodities other than pulses
2. 4. YES / NO
III.
From how long you are in the business?
IV.
Do you make outright purchases on the field and transport it on your own? YES / NO Give details
V.
What facilities do you provide to the producer, who brings his produce for sale? Storage / loading / boarding / transport / bags
VI.
Do you have any processing units? a. How many quantities do you handle / season? b. Do you make purchase on processing unit or purchasing the produce from producer and then sending to processing units? c. Do you have any contract agreement with Dal Millers?
VII.
Do you give credit facilities to the farmers who sell his produce through you? YES / NO a. If Yes, i. To how many farmers? ii. The maximum duration for which the amount is advanced? iii. Conditions for advancing loans iv. Mode of recovery followed v. Interest rate vi. Amount advanced b.
VIII.
Do you provide any inputs to farmers? If Yes, Fertilizer / Good Quality of Seeds / Insecticides
YES / NO
a. Knowledge of different qualities / grades / standards of different pulses is Little / Average / perfect. b. Do you know the arrival / prices of different pulses prevailing in 1. Local Markets Yes / No 2. Other Markets Yes / No c. Through which media you will get information on market situation? 1. Through Personal Visit 2. Through Neighbour 3. Through Newspapers / Radio 4. Through Telephones
IX.
Difficulties you are experiencing in pulse marketing 1. 2. 3. 4.
X.
Do you grade the pulses? Yes / No a. Do you making payments to producer according to the rules of grading? b. Methods used in fixing the prices 1. 2. 3. 4.
XI.
Policies that are followed towards setting prices Open auction Price leadership (declared by dominant buyer) Agreement among buyers Trade Co-ordination Tender system
XII.
Labour employed in marketing of pulses: Employees
Number
Nature of work
Salary
Yes / No
Any other payments
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SCHEDULE III
Questionnaire for Processing Units I.
1. Name of the respondent (Processor) 2. Main Occupation 3. Subsidary Occupation
: : :
II.
1. Type of processing unit (Size) 2. Year of Establishment 3. Installed capacity
: : :
III.
Employment of Labour
:
Men No. of lab.
IV.
Mode of employ
Women Wage paid
No. of lab.
Wage paid
Procurement of Redgram Through the agency
Price (Rs / Q)
Transport
Cost of Procurement (Rs.) Loading / Gunny Commission Unloading bags
Commission Agent Co-op Society Village Merchant Itinerary Trader Cost of Processing Storage particulars Quantity stored (Qt) Storage Cost (Rs / Qt) Price Difference (Rs. / Qt) (Purchase and Sale price) V.
Mode of employ
Returns
Particulars Main Product By-Product - Chunni - Bhusa
Qty (%)
Total Cost
VI: Disposal of the Product (Dal) To / Through the Agencies Wholesaler Co-op Society Qty Value Qty Value
Total Qty
Value
VII. 1.
Processing problems / Constraints Procurement problems a. Availability of Tur; Regular / Irregular If irregular, what alternative have been made (Storage or not running mill) b. Transportation facilities: Adequate / Inadequate / Costly / Moderate c. Problems in Market i. Distance from the market : Near / Far Away ii. Price condition in the market procurement : Fair / High iii. Market fees and charges : High / Reasonable iv. Handling facilities (Labour availability) : Easy / Difficult
2.
Storage problems a. Availability of Gunny bags : Timely / Not available b. Availability of space : Adequate / Inadequate If, inadequate, what alternative arrangement made c. Percentage loss during storage : 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50
3.
Processing problems: a. Power Supply : Continuous / intermittently / breakdown Period of breakdown (days) b. Availability of fuel : Sufficient / Insufficient If insufficient what alternative arrangement for power supply c. Labour: i. Available sufficiently / Not available if not available, what alternative arrangement made ii. Mode of payment : Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Yearly
4.
Problems in marketing of Dal : a. Availability of customers : Good / Poor b. Transport facilities : Adequate / Inadequate If inadequate, what alternative arrangement made.
5.
Financial problems: a. Source of Finance b. Problems in getting finance c. Maintenance of machinery and equipments
: :
Adequate / Inadequate Timely / Untimely
6.
Any statutory problems with regard to Tur processing business i. ii. iii.
