Journal of Krishi Vigyan

Empowerment is defined as a collective undertaking, involving both individual and collective action. Hence, an attempt was made to study the empowerment dynamics of women farmers in the value chain of kadali banana cultivation. Sixty women farmers who cultivated kadali banana selected from Mattathur Panchayath of Thrissur district by applying simple random sampling. The dynamics of empowerment dimension was studied with the inclusion of knowledge, psychological, economical, social and political sub components and collected through well structured interview schedule and focus group discussion. Empowerment Dynamics Index (EDI) computed showed that 18 per cent increase in the overall empowerment dimension of women gender.