ORYZA- An International Journal on Rice
Year : 2008, Volume : 45, Issue : 1
First page : ( 68) Last page : ( 71)
Print ISSN : 0474-7615.

Entrepreneurship development for farm women through mushroom cultivation

Mishra Sabita

National Research Centre for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar-751003, Orissa, India

Abstract

One hundred farm women of Pipili block of Khurda district of Orissa were selected to impart training on mushroom cultivation. Then impact assessment was done to know the socio-economic development after mushroom cultivation, constraints face by them and future suggestions. The study revealed that 70% of women mushroom growers had improved their occupation followed by improvement in 'standard of living' (36%), 'better saving' (30%), 'knowledge and attitude' (24%) and 'social status' (10%). As perceived by the farm women, they face the maximum constraint in 'value added items' and least problem in 'lack of awareness in mushroom cultivation'. Sixty percent of the respondents stated that lack of 'quality supply of spawn bottle', 'practical manual for cultivation' and 'insurance' were the three major constraints for successful mushroom entrepreneurship.

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Keywords

Mushroom enterprise, SHG and farm women.

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