An analysis of entrepreneurial activities among women in tribal areas of Southern Rajasthan
Loading...
Date
2023
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
MPUAT, Udaipur
Abstract
The present study was undertaken with the following objectives to explore the
entrepreneurial activities among the women in tribal areas of Southern Rajasthan ,
study the participation of the women in entrepreneurial activities, extent of income
generation from entrepreneurial activities and its utilization by the women, problems
faced by the women entrepreneurs in carrying out the entrepreneurial activities and
SWOT analysis of the selected entrepreneurial activities performed by the women in
tribal areas of Southern Rajasthan.
The present study was conducted randomly in Udaipur and Dungarpur districts of
Southern Rajasthan. Total sample consisted of 457 women entrepreneurs. Further 200
respondents out of 457 were selected purposively for studying the participation,
income earned and its utilization, problems faced by the women and SWOT analysis
of selected enterprise. Interview technique was used for data collection. Frequency,
percentage, mean percent score and ANOVA were used for analysis of the data
statistically.
The results of the study point out that majority of the respondents (61.27%) were in
the age
group of 31-45 years, 83.16 per cent were married, from SC caste (76.58%) and had a
medium family size (76.59%).Majority of respondents had land holding of 1.0-2.5
acres (50.33%) and mixed house (59.08%) ,57.98 per cent respondents had small herd
size and more than half (52.52)
had kutcha dwelling for livestock. All the respondents had farming as family
occupation and majority of the respondents (67.08) belonged to medium socio
economic status.
The major enterprises pursued by the women entrepreneurs were vermi compost
(34.20%), dairy (16.72%), aonla cultivation and processing (46.80%), poultry
(31.38%) and turmeric cultivation (36.80%). The other enterprises pursued by the women were nursery raising, orchards, vegetable cultivation, tailoring, jute articles
making, goat rearing, detergent making, grocery shop, beauty parlor and flour mill in
which involvement of the respondents was found to be minimum (1-3%). More than
half of the respondents (52.51%) attended training programs related to the
entrepreneurial activities. All the respondents (100%) had sole proprietorship of their
enterprise. Family members were the major source of finance for majority of the
respondents (61.27%).Respondents were participating in almost all the activities
related to different enterprises either individually or jointly with the male members of
the family. Maximum participation of the women was found in vermi compost
enterprise (MPS 86.66) followed by turmeric cultivation (MPS 83.01) and dairy
enterprise (MPS 70.88). Relatively less participation of the women was observed in
activities related to aonla cultivation and processing (MPS 67.06) and poultry
enterprise (MPS 65). Net profit earned from aonla cultivation and processing
enterprise was Rs. 366809.51/- followed by turmeric cultivation (Rs.303653/-),
poultry (Rs.109114.19/-), dairy (Rs.92626.08/) and vermi compost enterprise (Rs-
2845.42/-).Majority of the respondents used their income for repaying their debts.
Less than half of the respondents used their income for personal expenses.
Major problems faced by the respondents in the different enterprises were fluctuating
demand of the products in market, lack of training programs, high cost of input
material, poor storage facility, shortage of initial capital, lack of local market, high
cost of transportation and difficult loan procedure. Major strengths of different
enterprises were compatibility of the enterprise, scope for selling and good family
support. The major weaknesses include high initial investment, limited shelf life and
lack of storage facility. Growing demand in the market was the major opportunity
whereas too much competition in the market was the major threat
Description
Keywords
Citation
Khatri A. and Solanki D.