Question
Write down the weakness of agricultural marketing system prior to independence.
Solution
The weaknesses of agricultural marketing system prior to independence:
1. There was absence of marketing information.
2. There were superfluous middleman and mal-practices.
3. There was absence of grading and standardisation.
4. The weak financial position of the farmers forced to sell their products to the money lenders and middle men.
5. There was faulty weighing.
6. The agricultural markets lacked storing facilities.
