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Abstract
The marketing of goats has been studied in the four animal markets of
Nadia and Hooghly districts of Central Alluvial Plains of West Bengal.
Data have been collected from 30 sellers and 30 buyers, selected randomly
from each market during 2001-02. In all, 228 Black Bengal and 76 Jamunapari
goats have been found transacted among the selected sellers and buyers
during the period. Five marketing channels have been found in male goat
marketing in the study area. The major marketing cost components have
been found as assembling -maintenance, animal preparation, labour and
transportation for sellers and market fee, labour and levy for buyers. No
broker is involved in goat marketing in the study area. The gross market
margin has been found lowest in the Farmer – Farmer channel. Therefore,
this channel has turned out to be most efficient. It has also been found
that as the number of intermediaries between producer and ultimate buyer
increases, the producer’s share goes on decreasing. The study has
suggested streamlining of the margins of traders and market fee, price
fixation based on well-defined parameters and conservation of the Black
Bengal goat germplasm in the state.