National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The present study on socio-economic characteristics, food habits and dietary intake of rural women was conducted in selected villages of Bangalore rural district in Karnataka state. The selected villages were Heggadehalli of Doddballapur taluk and Venkatahalli of Devanahalli taluk during the year 2013-14. The data was collected from the 200 rural women using semi structured interview schedule. The collected data was analysed using appropriate statistical tools. The results of the study revealed that, ten active self-help groups were identified in the selected villages having 19-21 members in each SHG. The total savings of the SHGs ranged from Rs. 10,580 to Rs. 46,080 with average total lending Rs. @ 2% interest per month ranging from Rs. 720 to Rs. 2,880. Majority of the SHG’s had taken loan for the purchase cattle and sheep followed by education loan. Overall 31 per cent of the respondents were engaged in dairy farming followed by vegetable marketing, sheep rearing. Majority of rural women participated in the training on value addition of finger Millet (46%). After the training programme conducted to the rural women (200) out of which 50 SHG women came forward to take up the entrepreneur activities on value added products of finger millet.
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