Transportation carries farm products from villages to mandis, town markets, and processing centers. Farmers can sell where demand is stronger than the local village rate.
After harvest, many farmers cannot wait for buyers to come directly to the farm gate. A vehicle can take the crop to a mandi where more trading activity is happening. Town markets may have buyers who need regular supply from nearby villages. Processing centers can also create demand for crops that are used in food, oil, textile, or other agricultural industries.
Farmers are not always able to get a fair rate when every seller depends on the same local buyer. The same crop may receive a better price in a market where supply is lower or buyer demand is stronger. Transport gives farmers another selling choice when the village rate is weak. It also reduces the pressure to accept a low price only because the nearest buyer is available.
This makes transportation an important part of agricultural marketing. It helps farm produce move closer to the buyer who values it more.