Entrepreneurship development through KVK activities

Abstract: Krishi Vigyan Kendra, a planned scheme of Indian Council of Agricultural Research plays vital role by organizing various mandatory programmes to the women for their empowerment in respect of knowledge and adoption of technology for the augmentation of crop production, food security, livelihood security, etc. KVK emphasizes on women empowerment through formation and functioning of SHG and providing training on entrepreneurial training which helps them to develop self confidence, attitude, motivation, economic independence, decision making, leadership, social mobility, etc. Therefore, an attempt has made through this study to find out entrepreneurship development of the tribal youth through KVK activities . The present study was conducted in purposively selected Palghar district of Maharashtra state which is tribal dominated district. Total four blocks were selected, five villages from each blocks were selected randomly where KVK has given training to the rural youth who were the beneficiaries of training programmes. Thus, a total 20 villages were selected and from each selected. 10 rural youth from each villages were selected. Thus, total 200 respondents were selected for the study. To measure their entrepreneurship development of the rural youth the income generation from their entrepreneurial activities like Bee keeping, value addition in millets, preparation of sapota products, vermiculture, nursery management, poultry keeping and fish farming were observed. The selected respondent received more income after getting training. The rural youth started the entrepreneurial activities like value addition of sapota and fish farming got more benefits. The marketing is the key constraints faced by all the rural youth