A study was conducted in Sankilo and Tentalpur villages from Cuttack district of Odisha to analyze the gender role for institutionalizing a women-centric rice value chain model and establish a comparison between men and women in rice farming with respect to awareness level, role performance, evaluation of training needs with respect to their skill gaps, establishing a correlation between the variables and developing a refined and women centric value chain which will provide a win-win situation for every stakeholder and also avoiding unusual unforeseen losses from overstocking at the market level. |