Objectives of MKSP

The primary objective of the MKSP is to empower women in agriculture by making systematic investments to enhance their participation and productivity, as also create and sustain agriculture based livelihoods of rural women. By establishing efficient local resource based agriculture, wherein women in agriculture gain more control over the production resources and manage the support systems, the project seeks to enable them to gain better access to the inputs and services provided by the government and other agencies. Once the production capacities of women in agriculture improve, food security ensues for their families and communities.

Specific objectives of MKSP are as under:

To enhance the productive participation of women in agriculture;
To create sustainable agricultural livelihood opportunities for women in agriculture;
To improve the skills and capabilities of women in agriculture to support farm and non-farm-based activities;
To ensure food and nutrition security at the household and the community level;
To enable women to have better access to inputs and services of the government and other agencies;
To enhance the managerial capacities of women in agriculture for better management of bio-diversity;
To improve the capacities of women in agriculture to access the resources of other institutions and schemes within a convergence framework.