Identification of Training Needs of Rural Females in Improved Home and Farm Managerial Practices in Western Uttar Pradesh

Training is the most essential mandate in the KVKs. Different disciplines including the capability building of Home Managers who are also the integral part of agricultural practices in western Uttar Pradesh need a call of attention. The different areas include design of high nutrient efficiency (HNE) diets, storage loss minimization techniques, income generation activities, location specific drudgery reduction technologies. Therefore, these are the topics of utmost importance as per the preference of rural females. It is necessary to include all these topics in the training programmes to bridge the technological gap between existing and recommended home and farm managerial practices. The present study which was carried out in five villages of district Bulandshahr through complete enumeration and it revealed that training in the areas of income generation activities followed by drudgery reduction technologies is utmost essential among the rural women for improved home and farm management practices.