• Dr. R. Krishnaveni

Cloves is one of the important spices produced by small scale farmers in Kanniyakumari District. cloves are mostly used for food spice, trade and medicine and income from cloves plays a significant role in contribution to the socio-economic development of the people in the area of the study. Also, the Identified factors hindering cloves production activities were lack of awareness, low production, and lack of reliable market for both producers and traders and poor physical infrastructural systems. The study was designed to assess the constraints of clove cultivation and marketing in study area. The study involved 50 respondents who were selected using simple random sampling. Primary data were collected using interview from the key informants, observation, and focus group discussion. Secondary data were also collected from published and unpublished documents from various sources and government officials. In order to improve the performance of cloves production for the livelihood of people there is a need for creating awareness, capacity building and facilitation to improve capital to acquire modern cloves production system. This will contribute better livelihood of people in the village concerned and government at large.

Clove, Spices, Marketing, constraints and Producers.

"CONSTRAINTS OF CLOVE CULTIVATION AND MARKETING IN KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no.g435-g438, March-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303665.pdf

"CONSTRAINTS OF CLOVE CULTIVATION AND MARKETING IN KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no. ppg435-g438, March-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303665.pdf