Impact of Government Initiatives on Entrepreneurship Development in Jammu And Kashmir- A Case of Mashroom   Farming | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

ABSTRACT

In India, Jammu and Kashmir is known for its Mushroom Cultivation. Owing to the favourable climatic conditions, there have been several recent reports of increase in profitability of farmers involved in mushroom cultivation while many have found it to be a new source of income. Since Government of India is taking lot of initiative on the direction of developing entrepreneurship in Jammu and Kashmir and at the same time mushroom farming is emerging as booming entrepreneurial options, it is imperative to study the impact of government initiatives on entrepreneurship development in Jammu and Kashmir in the field of mushroom cultivation. For this, a quantitative analysis has been conducted in the present research. Herein, primary data has been collected using survey strategy for which a structured quantitative questionnaire has been used as the data collection instrument. The study found a significant impact of Government initiatives on development of Mushroom farming as an entrepreneurship option in Jammu and Kashmir.