Combating the Constraints in Evolving Women Entrepreneurs in Value Addition and Mushroom Production Through Training 413
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Author:S.R. Padma and T. Rathakrishnan
p-ISSN:0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol:98, Issue:oct-dec
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.100324
Abstract
Women’s contribution to national development is crucial. They play a very important role in
the development of entrepreneurship. A study was undertaken to identify the constraints
and training needs of farm women in selected enterprises in Madurai District of Tamil Nadu.
Even though Farm women are exposed to the enterprises already, they face some problems
to start or to run the enterprises smoothly. Marketing, lack of financial assistance, high cost
of raw materials, inadequate supply of inputs were considered as most important factors
regarding the entrepreneurial development. And moreover they expressed their preference
to be trained in major areas such as in Selection of fruits and vegetables, preparation, bottling,
marketing and storage in value addition of fruits and vegetables. And also preventing
contamination in mushroom beds and bottles, preparation of mushroom bed for mushroom
production.
Key words : Farm women, Entrepreneurial training, Value addition, Mushroom Production, Constraints.