Dairy entrepreneurial behavior and extent of entrepreneurship among women SHG members under “ShriKshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRP)” in Karnataka

The present study was conducted in Kolar and Bengaluru rural districts of Karnataka during 2017-18using “ex-post facto” research design. A sample of 120 respondents was selected for the study. Data was collected from the respondents by personal interview method using a pre-tested structured interview schedule. Results revealed that majority of respondents possessed medium level of Achievement motivation, Decision making ability, Risk bearing ability, Planning ability, Information seeking behavior, Cosmopoliteness, Selfconfidence, Market orientation and Economic motivation whereas majority had low level of Innovation-proneness. On an overall majority of the respondents possessed medium level (56.66%) of entrepreneurial behaviour followed by low (27.50%) and high level (15.84%) of entrepreneurial behaviour. Most (41.64%) of respondents expressed high percentage of income earned from dairy farming compared to other activities, half of the (50.00%) of respondents expressed increase in milk production during last five years and majority (45.00%) of respondents expressed increase in dairy herd size (2 - 4 dairy animals) in last five years.