Impact of income generating training programmes on knowledge gain by the rural women in Varanasi region

Abstract

KVK imparts need-based and skill oriented training to increase the agricultural production and to create the employment for the rural women. The rural women not only needed knowledge of the technologies but also skills in various agricultural and allied operations. The training programmes are planned to impart the latest knowledge to the farmers and rural women through work experience. The KVK provides the training not only in agriculture and allied vocations but also in other income-generating activities that increases the income of farm families. The present study was conducted in Varanasi Region of Uttar Pradesh which was selected purposively as the KVK is catering the needs of the farmers of all the districts in Varanasi Region. A total of 200 trained rural women were selected for the study purpose. Impact analysis was done to find out the knowledge gain by the respondents.