PARTICIPATION OF FARM WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN RAJKOT DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATE

K.P. VAGHASIYA¹*, V.J. SAVALIYA², P. B. RAVIYA^3
1Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh 362001, India
²Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh 362001, India
³Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh 362001, India
* Corresponding Author : krupalivaghasiya@gmail.com

Received : 01-01-2019     Accepted : 12-01-2019     Published : 30-01-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 2       Pages : 7737 - 7738
Int J Agr Sci 11.2 (2019):7737-7738

Keywords : Farm women, Participation, Agricultural activities
Academic Editor : Dr Prahalad Singh Tanwar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh 362001, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Agriculture is the main source of livelihood in our country where farm business has become a family enterprise in which both men and women take part evenly. The role of women is generally complimentary, not only in physical participation in agricultural activities, but also with respect to decision making. In most of the stages, women are actively involved in carrying out agricultural activities but women remained as “invisible workers”. It is necessary to know their role in agricultural activities as active workers. With this consideration, the study was undertaken. A study was conducted in Rajkot district of Gujarat state. Nine villages were selected from three talukas. Fifteen farm women from each village were selected. Thus, total 135 farm women were considered for study. The respondents (54.81 percent) had medium participation in agricultural activities followed by 23.70 percent and 21.49 percent of respondents had high and low participation in agricultural activities, respectively. The respondents had high participation in activities like harvesting and post harvesting, intercultural operations and sowing.

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