• POONAM KAUSHAL
• DR. AABHA GUPTA

Technological innovations and their reach to the rural women can result in enhancing women’s welfare and their empowerment. Low cost, reliable homestead technologies related to nutrition, health and sanitation, drudgery reduction, post harvest technologies. The objective of the present study was to find out theconstraints faced by rural women in adoption of homestead technologies in Chittorgarh district. The study was conducted in Bhadesar and Bassi panchayat samities of Chittorgrarh district of Rajasthan state. From each panchayat samiti, two villages where the homestead technologies have been promoted by the KVK since last five years were included in the study. The sample consisted of randomly selected 100 rural women, 25 from each village. Personal interview method was used for data collection. Frequency distribution, percentage and mean per cent score were used for analysis of data.The major constraints faced by the respondents in adoption of homestead technologies were lack of knowledge, high cost of fruits and vegetables, high cost of appliances, non availability of printed literature such as pamphlets, leaflets, folders etc. on specific technology, inability to contact extension personnel at the time of need and lack of time.

CONSTRAINTS FACED BY THE RURAL WOMEN IN ADOPTION OF HOMESTEAD TECHNOLOGIES

"CONSTRAINTS FACED BY THE RURAL WOMEN IN ADOPTION OF HOMESTEAD TECHNOLOGIES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no.e311-e314, September-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109435.pdf

"CONSTRAINTS FACED BY THE RURAL WOMEN IN ADOPTION OF HOMESTEAD TECHNOLOGIES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no. ppe311-e314, September-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109435.pdf