Table 6 Marketing of dates of 170 small scale (SS), medium scale (MS) and large scale (LS) palm growers in four provinces (Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, and Baluchistan) of Pakistan, interviewed during 2012–2013
Variable | SS grower (n = 121) | MS grower (n = 30) | LS grower (n = 19) |
|---|---|---|---|
Consumer/buyer of dates | |||
Contractor | 12 | 37 | 32 |
Wholesaler | 14 | 43 | 68 |
Commission agent | 32 | 11 | 0 |
Retailer | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hawker | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Directly to consumer | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Market | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Self-consumption | 42 | 0 | 0 |
Reasons for contract | |||
Shortage of money | 26 | 33 | 42 |
Distance to market | 54 | 27 | 37 |
Shortage of labour | 10 | 13 | 5 |
Lack of time | 10 | 27 | 16 |