Edamame cultivation: An opportunity to income generation for doubling the income of farm women

Abstract

India as a developing nation, is home to almost 1.35 billion people, and is also a significant contributor to the world’s poverty and health problems, providing a clear target for global initiatives against hunger. To enhance the economic condition of rural families Krishi Vigyan Kendra (RVSKVV) Ujjain (M.P) conducted an On Farm Testing in the adopted cluster area of the KVK, Ujjain. Edamame was introduced to farm women for fresh consumption in Green stage. Vegetable soybean is similar to its grain counterpart – it is the same species, but harvested earlier, when pods are bright green, yielding bigger, sweeter seeds Results reveal that edamame is new in Malwa region hence there could be a key intervention in doubling the income of farm women.