Enterprneurship Development Among Trible Youth Through Arya Project in Southern Rajasthan

Abstract

MAHARANA PRATAP UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND newlineTECHNOLOGY, UDAIPUR newlineCOLLEGE OF COMMUNITY AND APPLIED SCIENCES newlineDEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION EDUCATION AND newlineCOMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT newlinePh.D. Thesis 2024 newlineTitle: Entrepreneurship development among tribal youth through ARYA newline(Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture) project in Southern newlineRajasthan newlineABSTRACT newlineThe present research work was undertaken with the objectives to explore newlineagrienterprises promoted among the tribal youth under ARYA project, study the newlineknowledge and adoption of agrienterprises among the tribal youth, assess newlineentrepreneurship development among the tribal youth and to find out constraints faced newlineby the tribal youth in establishment/running of enterprise. To study the entrepreneurial newlinetraits of the tribal youth and attitude of tribal youth towards ARYA projects. newlineThe present study was conducted purposively in Krishi Vigyan Kendras of Udaipur newlineand Banswara districts of Rajasthan where the ARYA project is in operation. The newlinesample of the study consisted of 200 tribal youth 100 from each district. Three newlineagrienterprises promoted under ARYA project i.e goat farming, poultry farming and newlinenursery management were included in the study. Interview schedule was developed newlineby the investigator. Interview technique was used for data collection. Frequency, newlinepercentage, mean percent score, standard deviation, mean weighted score, chi square newlinetest, Z test, students t test, paired t test and ANOVA were used for analysis of the data newlinestatistically. newlineThe results of the study pointed out that majority of the respondents belonged to low newlinesocio economic status. With respect to knowledge of agrienterprises, majority of the newlinerespondents possessed good knowledge about improved practices related to goat newlinefarming, poultry farming and nursery management enterprises. Similarly, they newlinepossessed good knowledge about process of establishment of an enterprise. There newlinewere total 200 beneficiaries under ARYA project of which, 88 respondents adopted newlinepoultry farming, 85 adopted goat farming and 27 were involved