Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Good nutrition is the cornerstone for survival, health and development for current and succeeding generation. Good nutrition or nutritional status is the outcome of many complex and interrelated determinants such as access to adequate, safe, affordable and nutritious food, care and health services. A women entrepreneur is one who innovates, initiates or adopts a business activity. Women Entrepreneur is a person who accepts challenging role to meet her personal needs and become economically independent. The study was conducted in Hassan district of Karnataka state. The district Comprises of 8 Taluk`s viz., Hassan, Arakalagudu, Alur, Sakaleshpura, Channarayapatna, Holenarasipura, Belur and Arasikere. The farm women entrepreneurs from all these taluks were randomly selected for the study. The mean nutrient intake of farm women entrepreneurs in comparison with recommended dietary allowance of protein (41.18 g), fat (18.5 g), fiber (23.08 g), calcium (730.50 mg), iron (12.24 mg), β carotene (1821.61 µg) and vitamin C (26.15 mg) were low. Waist to hip ratio of farm women entrepreneurs shows that more than three fourth of respondents were belongs to normal category whereas only 14 per cent of them were obese. The diet pattern of the farm women entrepreneurs found to be monotonous lacking variety and they care for more bulk food rather than nutritious food.