A Study on Expectations of Livestock Buyers and Sellers with Reference to Agriculture Produce Market Committees of Satara District

Abstract

It is important to study livestock seller’s and buyer’s expectations about market committees because it sheds light on their requirements, worries, and opinions about how the market is run. By being aware of these expectations, market committees can better accommodate seller’s and buyer’s requirements and improve the efficiency and fairness of the market by customizing their services and rules. A more open and sustainable cattle trading environment is also promoted when seller expectations are met, since this builds mutual confidence and collaboration between sellers and market committees. The research conducted with an objective to study the expectations of livestock buyers and Sellers who participate in trading at Agriculture Produce Market Committees of Satara District. The data is collected from 341 livestock buyers and 384 livestock sellers about the facilities provided by the market committees. The structured questionnaire is prepared to collect the data. The collected data is analyzed by z-test.  The results show that market committees are capable to fulfill the expectations of the livestock buyers as well as sellers.