Barriers in Functioning of Dairy Enterprise Managed by Rural Women Kumar Arun1, Singh Prakash1, Sahu R. P.2, Singh Khushbu3 1Research Scholars, Department of Extension Education, Instt. of Agril. Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi-221 005 2 SMS, VPKAS, Almora-263628, Uttarakhand 3M. Sc. Student, Department of Agriculture Extension, NDUA&T, Kumarganj, Faizabad, 224 229 Online published on 22 February, 2017. Abstract This study was undertaken in the year of 2011 in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh with 120 respondents (60 rural women from SHG and 60 rural women from non-SHG of dairy enterprise). The main objective of this study was to find out the barriers in functioning of dairy enterprise managed by rural women. Majority of the SHG rural women faced the barriers as chances of dishonesty regarding handling of money, poor economic access of women to invest in dairy enterprise, lack of training programme, improper supply and high cost of veterinary services and medicines, lack of proper marketing channels. The majority of the non-SHG women faced hindrance of casteism hinders in proper SHG formation, improper supply and high cost of veterinary services and medicines, lack of training programmes and lack of proper marketing channels. Most of the independent variables viz., age, family size, occupation, mass media sources, overall extension contact, farm power, agricultural implements etc. were found highly significant and positively correlated with degree of women empowerment. Top Keywords Self Help Group (SHG), barriers, rural women, dairy enterprise, women empowerment. Top |