Entrepreneurial Behaviours of Farm Women from Baghpat District, Uttar Pradesh


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Authors

  • Shivani Singh, Premlata Singh, Satyapriya

Abstract

Providing food security has been focus of the Government’s planning and policy. Food security means
availability of sufficient foodgrains to meet the domestic demand as well as access, at the individual level,
to adequate quantities of food at affordable prices. Attainment of self-sufficiency in foodgrains production
at the national level has been one of the major achievements of the country. Addressing food security
cannot only be done by creating awareness about nutrition and healthy food, capacity building interventions
but to take it to another level an entrepreneurial approach is highly recommended. Global changes have
created economic opportunities and women entrepreneurs have emerged as a distinct class. Their contribution
to national economy is now substantial. Women entrepreneurship directly or indirectly decides the Nation’s
economy and its growth, In India the development in women entrepreneursnip had come a long way since
it was systematically initiated in early 80s.To understand the attitude and acceptance of farm women this
inline study was conducted in Mukari and Lehchhoda villages of Baghpat district Uttar Pradesh with 60
farm women. The results revealed that two third (58.33%) of farm women belongs to medium entrepreneurial
behavior.Socio economic factors such as : Education, land holding, annual income, economic motivation
and attitude towards value addition of agricultural produce and business aspect in agri-nutri food products
shows positive and only information found negatively significant relationship with entrepreneurial behaviour.
Whereas other variables like interest in learning and soci-economic status has been studied.

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Submitted

11.10.2023

Published

11.10.2023

How to Cite

Shivani Singh, Premlata Singh, Satyapriya. (2023). Entrepreneurial Behaviours of Farm Women from Baghpat District, Uttar Pradesh. Indian Journal of Extension Education, 54(4), 69-73. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJEE/article/view/143567