Tribal women’s socio-economic characteristics and entrepreneurial behavior in custard apple processing

Abstract

The present study was undertaken with the objective to study association between entrepreneurial behavior and personal and socio-economic characteristics of tribal women in custard apple processing. Exploratory research design was used in the study. The study was undertaken on a sample of 90 tribal women who have been provided skill trainings on custard apple processing by Jovaki agro food Pvt. Ltd. The findings revealed that there exist a significant association between personal and socio-economic characteristics like age, education, marital status, family occupation, land holding, housing, media ownership and socio-economic status and entrepreneurial of the respondents.