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Enhancing Knowledge of Farm Women Through Income Generating Activities Training


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Women constitute nearby half of the population. The role of women in the economic development cannot be over leaked. The present study was undertaken in the entire Blocks of Barmer district. Randomly 25 farm women were selected from three villages namely Marudi, Daruda and Bola. On the basis of the above findings it could be concluded that the training course was effective in terms of increasing the existing knowledge of the Practicing farm women about different livelihood aspects, which would certainly help them in dissemination of information among the Practicing farm women (Parkash and De, 2008 and Rai and Singh, 2010).

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Farm Women, Training, Income Generating Activity, Family Member, Knowledge.
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Authors

Sonali Sharma
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Danta, Barmer (Rajasthan), India
Pradeep Pagaria
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Danta, Barmer (Rajasthan), India
S. Das
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Danta, Barmer (Rajasthan), India
B. R. Morwal
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Danta, Barmer (Rajasthan), India
S. R. Bana
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Danta, Barmer (Rajasthan), India

Abstract


Women constitute nearby half of the population. The role of women in the economic development cannot be over leaked. The present study was undertaken in the entire Blocks of Barmer district. Randomly 25 farm women were selected from three villages namely Marudi, Daruda and Bola. On the basis of the above findings it could be concluded that the training course was effective in terms of increasing the existing knowledge of the Practicing farm women about different livelihood aspects, which would certainly help them in dissemination of information among the Practicing farm women (Parkash and De, 2008 and Rai and Singh, 2010).

Keywords


Farm Women, Training, Income Generating Activity, Family Member, Knowledge.

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