- Access to Credit:
- Absence of adequate and timely banking finance.
- High cost of institutional credit.
- Technology:
- Non-availability of suitable technology.
- Constraints on modernization and expansions.
- Other Challenges:
- Limited capital and knowledge.
- Low production capacity, unable to exploit economies of scale.
- Ineffective marketing strategy.
- Non-availability of skilled labor at affordable cost.
- Challenges in following up with government agencies for payments/problems.