Empowerment of farm women through efficient use of natural resources

PRATIBHA SINGH, POONAM TEWARI and SUNITA RANI

Department of Home Science Extension,

College of Home Science,

G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology,

Pantnagar – 263145 (U. S. Nagar, Uttarakhand)

ABSTRACT

 A number of resources are available in the surroundings of the farm families. The families are not aware of their appropriate use. Identification of such on-farm and off-farm waste and their proper utilization is a profitable venture that needs to be promoted among rural women. Building capacity of rural women in efficient utilization of farm waste as the economic activity will bring about improvement in their quality of life. Training on mushroom cultivation and biogas production was organized in villages. Home visits by biogas experts were also organized to solve day-to-day problem related to gas production. Results of the study show that there was significant gain in the knowledge of the respondents as a result of the trainings. There is need to mobilize rural people to take up these activities at household level to provide livelihood security.