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This study aims to identify the challenges that are facing by agro-based business vendors in South Andaman. The study is based on a primary source of data collected from four market places i.e. Mohanpura , Ratna , Junglighat, and Bathubasti vegetable markets. A sample size of 120 respondents was collected for this study. The data is entered in SPSS for analysis by using statistical tools such as frequency, mean, ranking test, etc. The finding of the study results shows that storage facilities, transportation facilities, infrastructure facilities, supply chain inefficiency, and inefficient supply chain cause losses of agro based business in South Andaman. These are the major issues which are seriously affected, due to which an overall growth of agro- businesses is affecting in Islands. The finding of the study revealed improper storage facilities on the Island. The improper facilities affect large volumes of vegetables to spoil and its quality. Due to which Agro- vendors are facing huge economic loss in Islands. The study suggests that local government intervention should focus on improving infrastructure of storage facilities for better yield in Agro-business in Andaman and Nicobar islands.