Promoting Women Entrepreneurship in India

Challenges, Initiatives and Strategies

Authors

  • Saravanan Raj National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)
  • Sai Sree Garlapati National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)

Keywords:

Women Entrepreneurship, Agripreneurship, Agri Startups, Rural Women

Abstract

Women entrepreneurship plays a key role in the economic growth of the country. Women in India need to be strengthened economically, socially and culturally to pave their way towards entrepreneurship. Providing opportunities and an enabling environment can enable women in emerging as entrepreneurs for their development. This paper reviews the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs and initiatives that have been taken up by public and private organisations for providing enabling environment to them. An attempt has been made to highlight specific strategies such as getting access to financial and digital literacy, integrated policy framework, enabling ecosystem and gender specific initiatives for encouragement of entrepreneurship. There is a dire need for promoting public private partnerships to benefit larger section of women for bringing change and development in the status of women entrepreneurship.

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Submitted

22-10-2024

Published

30-06-2023

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Raj, S., & Garlapati, S. S. (2023). Promoting Women Entrepreneurship in India : Challenges, Initiatives and Strategies. Journal of Agricultural Extension Management, 24(1), 131. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JAEM/article/view/158640