Department of Applied Animal Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow(U.P.) 226 025, e-mail:Sri_amit77@rediffmail.com, drvenkateshkumar@yahoo.com.
Women in rural India participate in a variety of economic activities. Women have been involved in the sericulture activities in various capacities viz., worker, supervisors and supporting personnel within the family. To examine the participation of rural women in rural industries empirical studies become imperative. The current article highlights the current scenario of women in the field of sericulture along with their constraints faced.
Women empowerment, handicraft, constraints, prospects
