Empowerment of rural women through sericulture
Ulka Yadav
Department ofZoology Govt. Girls P.G. College Ujjain
Neeta Jadhav
Department of Zoology, M.V.M. Ujjain
Abstract
The reduction of rural poverty is a continuous paramount goal of the developing countries like India, so far various strategies (sericulture is most appropriate out of them) have been pursued to address this concern and rural empowerment creation is one of the major aspects. We ought to learn from the past experiences that suggest devising a frame work of equitable and sustainable development of her participation on a consistent basis. Keeping in view the involvement of rural women in sericulture and silk industry, their present status in society and need for their empowerment, strategies to be incorporated in the various developmental initiatives are suggested. The global scenario clearly indicates the enormous opportunities for the Indian silk industry, because India is the second largest producer of silk in the world. Sericulture provides many opportunities to rural women.
Sericulture, Rural poverty, Sustainable development, women empowerment, integrated approaches
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Received: 10.12.2016
Revised: 11.02.2017
Accepted: 25.03.2017
First Online: 15.06. 2017
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