Sustainable Entrepreneurship of Farm Women through Duck Farming in Purba Bardhaman District of West Bengal, India

Abstract

Duck farming plays a vital role in satisfying daily protein needs and increasing the household income of farm families in the state of West Bengal, India. In this backdrop of fact, the study has been conceptualized to find the sustainable livelihood empowerment potentiality of rural women through duck farming in the Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India. A total of 120 number of sample population were collected randomly from 2 blocks, i.e., Katwa-1 and Katwa-2 of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal. Data were collected with the help of a pre-tested designed interview schedule, complied, tabulated, and analyzed through statistical tools such as Mann–Whitney U test, Kruskal–Wallis Test, Mean ± SE, and correlation analysis with the help of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences-20.0 statistical software for better interpretive study. The analytical facts indicated that the Entrepreneurial Potentiality of the Katwa-I block is quite better due to their better attitude and adoption of improved duck farming practices, which is indicative for specific interventions to explore entrepreneurial potentiality among the stakeholders. The analytical study also implied that personnel cosmopolite sources, social participation, and knowledge in duck farming are the key variables for sustainable entrepreneurship and livelihood empowerment among the farm women stakeholders in the functional area of study.