A STUDY ON MUSHROOM CULTIVATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD FOR WOMEN SHG’s IN BALASORE DISTRICT UNDER OCTMP
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A STUDY ON MUSHROOM CULTIVATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD FOR WOMEN SHG’s IN BALASORE DISTRICT UNDER OCTMP
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Dash, Subhasree
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Munda, P.C.
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A STUDY ON MUSHROOM, CULTIVATION, ALTERNATIVE SOURCE, LIVELIHOOD, WOMEN SHG’s IN BALASORE,OCTMP
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The 12th plan through its ‘Bharat Nirman’ aimed at empowering rural women through Self Help Groups (SHG). SHG is known to be one of the most effective and potent means of empowering women. It is observed that the SHG members in Balasore are able to take decisions, often appropriate for the survival and growth of their SHGs and simultaneously nourishing their individual growth. Decision making, communication skills which are superior indicators of development and empowerment are widely observed in SHGs of women in Balasore district of Odisha. These women have started taking control over their lives and situations through attending group meetings, public functions, involving in income generating activities and joining other women in social causes. Mushroom cultivation is an income-generating activity. This, on one hand, will develop self-reliance among the rural women and save them from tiring manual labour, and on the other hand, will provide them with more opportunities for cultural, societal, and technical education in improving the quality of family and community life by income generation. The need-based integrated setup can be used for exploitation of resources of the region for their socioeconomic development. This would create new avenues of employment for the rural populations. Women as a single or in groups should be involved in cultivating mushrooms. The main goal of the present paper is to identify the range of livelihood options persuade by the women SHG’s with special reference to Mushroom cultivation in Balasore district under OCT |
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2017-01-20T14:16:33Z
2017-01-20T14:16:33Z 2016 |
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Thesis
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http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/97411
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en
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Th;4679
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application/pdf
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