Production and Marketing of Garlic in India

Production and Marketing of Garlic in India" is focusing on three major areas. First it discussed on the aspects of Area under Garlic, Production of Garlic in Tonnes and Productivity of Garlic in different states and at micro level following the case approach to highlight the extent of technological interventions in realizing the crop per unit area. Secondly, it focuses on the Marketing aspects which deal with the role of institutions in distribution of the produce, channels in which it was effectively distributed and its efficiency aspects and the cost involved in each marketing channel.Thirdly, it focused on the export aspects highlighting the demanding destinations for Garlic, the details of nations whom are importing the produce and the institutions facilitating the export of Garlic and other Spices from India. "The Garlic Merchants Association of Tamil Nadu" whom are producers and traders once and turned to be active traders in promoting the sales of Garlic in India.All these information in a nutshell are not available in the market other than this book and hence it is one of the important piece of work for teaching the horticulture focusing spices, preferably the Garlic.