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About The Book:- Traditionally women in agriculture are confined to activities mainly Weeders, Preparation of agriculture fields, Application of green & farmyard manure, Crop management, Planting, Harvesting and Post-harvest operations. Onset of liberalisation opened avenues for women’s participation in agricultural labour force giving rise to Feminization of Agriculture and increase in rural female work participation rate. Consequent impact has been the creation of women entrepreneurs known as WOMEN AGRI- ENTREPRENEURS. Today they comprise about 10 percent of total entrepreneurs in India and 51% in Forest-based small-scale enterprises playing a key role to transform rural livelihoods. They also face many challenges like mushrooming multinational companies, patriarchy, illiteracy, dependency on male members, economically not self-dependent, dependency on intermediaries, marketing, sales and non cooperation of financial institutions. This book provides a platform for women entrepreneurs to share their experiences, discern role of technology in promoting employment & empowerment and debate on initiatives made by government in promoting Agripreneurship in women., About The Author:- Dr. Valentina Golla, Assistant Professor at National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayatiraj (NIRD & PR), Government of India, is a Doctorate (PhD) in Sociology and specialized in Industrial Relations & personnel Management and Environmental Economics. Her professional life as a Faculty at Government Degree College, Hyderabad Central University and later at NIRD & PR got her involved in Training at International and National level, Policy oriented research studies, Action research projects and publishing many articles. Participated in International Conferences at Japan, Israel and Netherlands and worked in International Project on UN WOMEN on leadership development for women elected representatives. Against the myriad experience she gained while studying the interventions of women in various fields, this book is a result of her work designed to share the experiences of women agri-entrepreneurs in the rural areas. Content:- Contents Acknowledgements 9 List of the Contributors 11 Introduction 13 Theme-I: Agripreneurship for Women Employment and Empowerment 1. Agripreneurship for Employment and Empowerment 23 of Women in Rural Areas G. Valentina 2. Women Empowerment for Sustainable Sericulture in Andhra Pradesh 45 C.S. Rama Lakshmi 3. Women Entrepreneurship Development Through Millets Processing Technologies 53 B. Dayakar Rao, N. Kachui, K. Kalpana, K.N. Ganapathy and J.V. Patil 4. Entrepreneurship Development of Tribal Women Through Krishi Vigyan Kendra Activities 63 Professor Vilas Jadhav 5. Entrepreneurship Development among Rural Women Through Krishi Vigyan Kendra 75 K. Dattatri, Chari Appaji, G. Rajender Reddy and N. Sudhakar 6. A Study of Women Vegetable Street Vendors in 85 Karnataka Huchhe Gowda 7. Entrepreneurship Development Through 101 Agripreneurship in India D.S. Ambrose Theme-II: Technologies for Women Empowerment and Employment 8. Agripreneurship in Food Processing— 119 A Sustainable Livelihood Approach for Women Empowerment S.M. Savita, K.N. Srinivasappa, S. Ganeshamoorthi, B.G. Vasanthi and B.V. Manjula 9. Collective Farming—APMSS Experience 127 APMSS 10. Meeting the Challenge of Agripreunership 137 with Participatory Guarantee System as an Entry for the Organic Market Shivakumar, C. Theme-III: NGO Interventions and Case Studies on Agripreneurship 11. Production of Sugarcane Saplings: A Successful 147 Arti Technology for Women Agripreneurship in Western Maharashtra Narendra J. Zende Theme-IV: Government Initiatives and Policy Framework for Agripreneurship and Rural Development 12. Empowering Women Farmers Through 157 Agripreneurship Under Mahila Kisan Saskthikaran Pariyojana Jayaram, Killi and D.V. Raidu IAS (Rtd.) 13. Agripreneurship Development and Employment 169 Generation Under Agriclinics and Agribusiness Centers Scheme in Andhra Pradesh M. Vinaya Kumari and P. Kanaka Durga 14. Studies on Women Empowerment Through Micro 179 Finance with Special Reference to Andhra Bank Y.L. Prema Kumari 15. Impact of Self Help Approach on Women 207 Empowerment—A Comparative Analysis on SC and Non-SC Women from Selected States R. Chinnadurai 16. Entrepreneurship in Women for Pro-Poor Growth 227 and Gender Equality Sathyavani Gandham ABSTRACTS Theme-I: Agripreneurship for Women Employment and Empowerment 1. Women Agri-Producer Companies for Sustainable 243 Rural Development in Northern and Eastern India P. Naidu, U. Ghate, H.N. Behera and R. Ingle Theme-II: Technologies for Women Empowerment and Employment 2. Agripreneurship in Food Processing 249 Mahila Samakhya 3. Challenges and Opportunities Facing Women 253 Agripreneurs in India S.A. Arul 4. Solar Food Processing Technology for 257 Sustainable Livelihood for Rural Women Suresh I., Srinivasa Reddy M. and Shyamala R. Theme-III: NGO Interventions and Case Studies on Agripren