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The study was conducted to know the training needs of farm women and youth in farm related activities. The locale of research is in the lower Bhavani Project command areas of Cauvery River basin in Erode District of Tamil Nadu. A sample of 180 agricultural labourers comprising 90 each from head region and tail region were drawn randomly by following proportionate random sampling technique. The sample of 90 labourers included an equal sample of both farm women and youth from each region. Training needs in farm related activities like mushroom cultivation, poultry rearing, dairying, goat rearing, rabbit rearing, sericulture and apiary were studied. It was found that majority of the farm women and youth preferred training in mushroom cultivation, dairying and poultry rearing. Further enquiries were made in all the activities involved in different farm activities so that the training can be imparted according to the subject matter areas in different activities.

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