http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5887 2026-05-15T14:20:10Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5989 The Role of New Technologies in the Development of Employment and Rural Entrepreneurship through Fuzzy Method Jahangiri, Mohammad; Salehi, Seyed Yousuf; Hbibpoor, Vahab; Azarloo, Mitra; Eshghiaraghi, Mahtab This study aimed to the role of new technologies in development of employment and rural entrepreneurship through fuzzy AHP method was conducted by Survey method. The main research purpose is not necessarily its usability in the field of superior technologies, but it can be used as a successful approach in the field of new technologies. From extraction and structural and functional elements of experienced patterns by other countries in the field of rural development and entrepreneurship, we can achieve a more or less comprehensive approach and unified image of intervention in this field. This view, as a procedure, massive Operating plan or the paradigm stemmed from experience towards thought guide and rural sustainable development practice for achieving the goals and functions such as entrepreneurship, empowerment, capacity building, and combatting poverty and so is practical. . Secondary objective is to determine the relative importance of employment and rural entrepreneurship development according decision-makers’ perspective using fuzzy method and converting fuzzy numerical values to certain values and the final ranking. In the study, initially decision makers are asked about the importance of each option proportional to other options through questionnaire developed by paired comparison matrix. In order to determine the weight of objectives, various methods like geometric mean and least logarithmic squares are used. FUZZY results showed that indicators such as cultural industries and mines, and the gap between new technologies included in the calculations for this model and they are more adapted with new technologies. 2017-02-22T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5988 Seizing Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Rural Nonfarm Activities to Ensure the Country’s Economic and Political Stability Datta, Samar K; Mukhopadhyay, Apurba; Chakraborty, Kunal; Chakraborty, Soumitra; Chaudhuri, Mukut Roy At a critical stage of the country’s development, one exceptionally brave and wise but lesser known Prime Minister of the country had raised the slogan of ‘Jai Kishan, Jai Jawan’ to ensure economic and political stability alongside sustainable growth of this country. This symbolic slogan to promote the interests of farmers as well as their allies like unorganized laborers and artisanal and small entrepreneurs, including petty traders, whose children mostly guard and protect the vast borders of the country seems to have assumed special significance in the present era of globalized markets, when government seems to be placing more and more faith on large but largely non-competitive corporate business to boost up income and employment opportunities to the utter neglect of or at most by superficially serving the economic and political interests of the vast afore-mentioned rural segments. Against this backdrop, the authors use their experiences and knowledge of the concepts of ‘domain-centrality’ (representing the supply side) and ‘member-centrality’ (representing the demand side) of any geographic area to identify generic entrepreneurial opportunities to in specific rural non-farm activities, which can be promoted only through application of appropriate technological and institutional innovations in People’s University-like set up and under a suitable policy framework to serve the causes of the common people and thus save the country from imminent disaster. 2017-02-22T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5987 Promoting Entrepreneurship through One Panchayat One Product (OPOP): A Study into its Dynamics and Feasibility in the Tribal Areas of the State of Odisha Digal, Sabat Kumar Development of the country depends upon the development of its Gram Panchayats (GPs) as these are the lowest economic units of the country and can optimally use the locally available resources viz., raw materials, talent and youth. Optimal usage depends upon the scale and extent of entrepreneurship. Unfortunately, this thought had eluded the policy makers until very recently. Therefore, despite many interventions and well intentioned attempts, neither the entrepreneurship nor the GPs are developed and are found wanting in many counts. Perusal of various interventions and research studies undertaken across the globe gives one the ideas that both are complementary to each other and can grow simultaneously. But very few studies have focused on the complementary role that the entrepreneurship and GPs can play for each other’s development. Therefore, the present study explores the entrepreneurial opportunities in the tribal regions by mapping the resources and the possibilities of developing Gram Panchayats by specializing on one product in each GP in the State of Odisha. It also explores the possibilities of minimizing the wastage of local resources and promotes entrepreneurship amongst the local tribal communities without having to depend on the outside help for their livelihood. 2017-02-22T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/5986 Post-Harvest Losses: A Major Obstruction to Agribusiness for Small Holders of Agriculture Sector in Developing Countries: The Case Study of Gujarat State in India and Tanga Region in Tanzania Lwechungura, David Stephen; Junare, S O About one decade the world has been experiencing high prices of foodstuffs resulting from food shortage. Several factors have been repeatedly related to the source of such catastrophe. However, despite its long chain from farm to fork, postharvest losses (PHL) have been an often-forgotten factor. PHL has negative impacts to all individual stakeholders and governments from nutritional, monetary, economical, quality and quantity losses of farm produce. Approximately 30 to 50 percent of all food produced worldwide is lost before being consumed. Although most of the solutions to PHL are relatively simple, still, they are slowly adopted by respective countries and individual stakeholders due to weak focus on the problem. Post-harvest management system encompasses various activities from time of harvesting until the produce is consumed. It requires both financial and technical dedications respectively for best outcomes. To reduced and/or avoided PHL collaborative stakeholders’ efforts led by respective governments is a must. We need systematic storages with adequate capacity and all allied facilities in rural areas for storing and processing farm produce while imparting relevant skills on crop harvest timing, cleaning and drying to small and medium stakeholders for value additional and prospered agribusiness. 2017-02-22T00:00:00Z