_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: vivekmc1995@gmail.com; Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology 40(5): 114-121, 2021; Article no.CJAST.63139 ISSN: 2457-1024 (Past name: British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, Past ISSN: 2231-0843, NLM ID: 101664541) E-Tendering System for Arecanut in Karnataka: Stakeholders’ Perspective M. C. Vivek 1* , S. Sahana 1 , B. I. Halingali 2 , B. Chinnappa 3 and K. Amareshkumar 1 1 Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga-577204, Karnataka, India. 2 Department of Agricultural Statistics, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga-577204, Karnataka, India. 3 Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga-577204, Karnataka, India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. Author MCV designed the study, performed the statistical analysis, wrote the protocol and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Authors SS and BIH managed the analyses of the study. Authors BC and KA managed the literature searches. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/CJAST/2021/v40i531310 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Gamal Abdel-Hafez Mahmoud Bekhet, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. (2) Dr. Nhamo Nhamo, Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe. Reviewers: (1) Esra Cebeci, Batı Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute, Turkey. (2) M. D. K. L. Gunathilaka, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle4.com/review-history/63139 Received 25 November 2020 Accepted 30 January 2021 Published 15 April 2021 ABSTRACT This paper aims to explore the perception of farmers, commission agents and traders about e- tendering system for arecanut in Karnataka. The present study was conducted in two major Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMC) of Karnataka state, viz., Shivamogga APMC of Shivamogga district and Bheemasamudra APMC of Chitradurga district during 2019-20. The primary data were collected randomly from 50 farmers, 10 traders, and 10 commission agents involved in e-tendering of Arecanut from each of the selected APMCs. Thus, the total sample size was 140. The study also attempts to document the constraints faced by the stakeholders and their suggestions for the improvement of the system. The results indicated that the majority of the farmers (65.00%), traders (60.00%) and commission agents (50.00%) had a favourable perception about e-tendering system. Frequent price fluctuation was the major constraint confronted by the farmers and difficulty in rectifying the mistakes after quoting the price was the major issue for Original Research Article