International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Bharti, Dr. Vandana Verma, Dr. Rajesh Dahiya and Neha Yadav

abstract
Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy which plays the most significant role in the socio-economic development of the country. In India, agriculture contributes about 17-18 percent of the GDP (Economic survey 2017-18) and 10 percent of total exports. Indian Agriculture, a mixture of agro ecological conditions interspersed with equally diverse levels of land holding has got all the elements of the successful enterprise. The present study was conducted in Hisar and Fatehabad districts of Haryana under RKVY project. Five days training along intervention was provided in four villages namely Kharad Alipur and Gawar (Hisar) Dharania and Aherwan (Fatehabad) to 120 rural women by selecting 30 from each village and each training. Trainings were imparted on four aspects on post-harvest intervention & value-addition. Utility and coverage of training was assessed in terms of training effectiveness index which was found highest for post-harvest intervention & value-addition in vegetables 82.11%, fruits 79.44%, wheat 79.03% and pulses 76.73 percent respectively. Utility scores were found highest for methods of value-addition and post-harvest interventions in vegetables WMS 2.53, mixed vegetable pickle WMS 2.5 and garlic & ginger pickle WMS 2.49 respectively.