Abstract : Empowerment of women is one of the most pressing elements of inclusive development. They are exploited from the beginning of human civilization. Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) was launched to empower women farmers across India. It was implemented through the help of the partner NGOs. This study entails the MKSP endeavours of Asian Institute for Sustainable Development (AISD) in bringing pathbreaking economic empowerment among nearly 4000 women farmers through 343 SHGs in Bero block of Ranchi district and Thetaitanger block of Simedega district in Jharkhand. Besides ensuring economically profitable sustainable organic crop cultivation through systems of crop intensifications and enhanced net income at household level, it has also promoted more than thousand women entrepreneurs by initiating marketable organic products which sold like hot cake in local markets. The chapter describes the various initiatives taken under MKSP and how these enabled women farmers to attain breakthrough from traditional ideas and drudgery.
Cite : Sinha, H., & Topno, A. K. (2024). Dynamics Of Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana: A Case Study Of Women Farmers’ Breakthrough In Jharkhand (1st ed., pp. 53-64). Noble Science Press. https://doi.org/10.52458/9788196919535.nsp2024.eb.ch-05
