Marketing of cashew nut is not properly organized. The channel consists of the producer, village merchant, wholesalers or agents and exporters. Since it is an activity restricted to only three months in a year, there are no exclusive traders for raw cashew nuts. Often there are intermediaries or wholesalers between the traders and manufactures who provide the services of information and make the deal. This has resulted in middleman playing an important role in the marketing of nuts thereby reducing the margin or dividends for the cashew farmers. The present study was aimed to find the marketing behaviour of cashew farmers of Ariyalur District, Tamil Nadu. The study reflected the relationship of characteristics of the cashew farmers with their marketing behaviour. The study was conducted in three blocks of Andimadam, Sendurai and Jayankondam of Ariyalur district. | Study on marketing behaviour of the cashew farmers of Tamil Nadu
