Training needs of rural agripreneurs of Uttarakhand

More than half of India’s rural households are dependent on agriculture as the principle means of livelihood and the economic security of India is dependent on agriculture and allied activities. Hence, the country cannot rely on subsistence agriculture to feed a population of 1.32 billion. Also, reduction in the contribution of agriculture to the national GDP from 51.81per cent in 1950-51 to 17.9 per cent in 2014, increasing unemployment and under employment in the sector, fragmentation of land holdings over successive generations, migration from rural to urban areas make it necessary to focus on rural agripreneurship. It was necessary to identify various training needs to increase the chances of success of rural agripreneurs. Hence, the present study was conducted to find out the training needs of rural agripreneurs of Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand by following the case study method . During the study, it was found that there were various felt and unfelt training needs of the agripreneurs. Majority of the agripreneurs lacked technical knowledge and skills related to the enterprises they were running. It was also found that agripreneurs required training on market survey followed by support system and procedures, achievement motivation and managerial skills.