Society of Extension Education GujaratPublished: Gujarat Journal of Extension Education (P-ISSN: 2322-0678 & E-ISSN: 3048-9946)
Society of Extension Education GujaratAbstract: The research explored the extent of participation of rural women in agro-based enterprise training programs, viz., beekeeping, mushroom cultivation, guava jelly making, lemon squash, and tomato sauce, conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra Birauli, under Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, in Samastipur, Bihar. The only way to address the rising unemployment rates among young people in rural areas is to generate income. Rural women who pursue entrepreneurship are better able to make decisions for their families and society at large, as well as improve their capacities. The extent of participation of respondents in activities under agro-based training programs and responses were measured as regularly, occasionally, and never. Most respondents (56.66%) had a low level of participation; according to the extent of participation across all agro-based firms, 16.67% exhibited a high level of participation, and 26.67% had a medium level. Binary classification was formulated by combining medium and high (52 respondents), and in the low category, status quo was maintained (68 respondents). Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that organizational membership, mass media exposure, cosmopoliteness, age, and family size significantly influenced the extent of participation. Organizational membership was the strongest predictor, increasing the participation likelihood nearly ten times. The significant Omnibus model (.000) and non-significant Hosmer and Lemeshow (0.651) indicated the robustness of the model. The model exhibited a prediction accuracy of 77.5%, suggesting the logistic regression model effectively predicts participation based on selected variables, and a Nagelkerke R2 of 0.479 denoted that the independent variable explained the variability of the extent of participation by 47.9%. The findings revealed that increasing mass media exposure, organizational membership, and cosmopoliteness would enhance the extent of participation in the training program. To further support women's involvement and positive contributions to agrobased entrepreneurship, extension groups should encourage women to form and join social organizations.
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