Vol. 9, Issue 4, Part A (2024)

Author(s): Mir Azharuddin, A Goswami, Dr. Biswajit Pal and Sukanta Biswas

Abstract: Duck faming is emerging as an alternate Poultry farming for food and nutrition security, income generation and women empowerment in Rural India. Ducks play a vital role in satisfy daily protein need and increasing household income of farm families in the state of West Bengal, India. Considering this fact, the study has been conceptualized to find out Socio-Economic, Socio-Psychological & Entrepreneurial characteristics of Women Duck growers along with perceived Constraints in Purba Burdwan district of West Bengal, India. A total 120 nos. of sample population were collected randomly from 02 blocks i.e. Katwa-1 and Katwa-2 of Purba Burdwan District in the state of West Bengal. Data was collected with the help of pre-tested designed interview schedule, complied, tabulated and analyzed through statistical tools as- Frequency, Percentage Analysis, Mean, ranking analysis with the help of SPSS 20.0 statistical and Excel software and for conclusion. The finding depicted that majority of the respondents are middle aged, lower education & income, lower knowledge level, belongs to membership of organization, takes decision collectively in the study area. The entrepreneurial features as- enterprise diversification, re-investment of profit, Plan to start new enterprise and opinion leadership under Duck farming in Katwa-1 block is slightly better than Katwa-2 block, which is indicative to develop the entrepreneurial potentiality of the stakeholders. The respondent faced ‘Lack of Inputs & Resources’ as most perceived and Lack of remunerative price as least perceived constraints, which should be addressed for successful entrepreneurship among the respondent in the functional area.