Journal of Scientific Research and Reports

Indian women are evolving, and they are quickly establishing themselves as prospective entrepreneurs. To break down conventional perceptions on men's and women's sectors, women in non-traditional business sectors should be role models. In nearly every country, women-owned businesses are fast-growing economics. The main objective the study was to explore the awareness of farm women regarding entrepreneurial development in Tumkuru and Chikkaballapura distrcits of Karnataka state over the years 2021-2022 to determine farm women's understanding of entrepreneurial development. From each of the district 500 respondents were identified for the collection a total of 1000 respondent’s data were collected by simple random sampling method. The results revealed that dimension wise awareness indicated that high preference for self-awareness & initiative to start a business, awareness regarding education & training and legal or procedural awareness were (40.20%, 37.80% and 56.00%) in Tumkuru district. Where as in Chikkaballapura it was high in awareness regarding education & training 55.60 per cent respectively. Overall awareness of farm women regarding entrepreneurial development was found to be high in Tumkuru (51.80%) as compared to Chikkaballapura district (46.80%). Hence, knowledge gap has a significant impact on women's development. As a result, both the government and non-government organizations should take the initiative to educate and motivate surviving women to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities.