scholarly journals Role of Farm Women in Paddy Cultivation Practices in Thanjavur District, India

Author(s):  
S. Santhi ◽  
V. Kalirajan ◽  
K. Kanaga Sabapathi
Author(s):  
Shashikant Divakar ◽  
Chandan Kumar Panda ◽  
Anil Paswan

This study is to analyze information sources and information needs of women farmers of Banka and Bhagalpur district of Bihar. The research was undertaken for assessment of information needed for young farm women of age group of 18-35 years with respect to kharif paddy cultivation. Useful Information is the pivotal for successful kharif paddy cultivation. In the study area young farm women contribute immensely in kharif paddy cultivation.  Information helps in creating awareness about technologies and mobilize people to use them. It also helps in training people, organizing community and ultimately resulting in the development of the whole nation. Result of the study illustrated that farm women need more information about selling of product, pest control, nursery raising and disease management. The study also revealed that the most preferred source of information was personal localite i.e. Husband, Friend, Relatives and Neighbors and agri-input dealers.


Author(s):  
Neha Singh ◽  
Neena Sareen

Natural resources are important for human beings to sustain life on earth. However, continuous use of natural resources by the human beings, had affected the earth. There is need to manage our natural resources to improve the sustainability of the natural resources. Women have always come to forward to conserve and protect natural resources because they are the primary users of natural resources traditionally as well as modern. In this paper, A scale has been developed and standardized that can be used to measure the role of farm women towards natural resource management activities. The scale was developed by using the technique of “Scale Product Method” which combines the Thurston’s technique of equal appearing interval scale for selection of the items and Likert’s technique of summated rating for ascertaining the response on the scale. A total of 78 Natural Resource Management (NRM) activities were selected. Based on Scale (median) value and Q value, 72 Natural Resource Management (NRM) was selected to measure the role of farm women towards natural resource management activities. The co-efficient of reliability was calculated by the Rulon’s formula i.e. 0.81 and the content validity was observed thoroughly. The reliability and validity of the scale indicate its consistency and precision of the results. This scale can be used to measure the role of farm women in natural resource management activities.


Author(s):  
Pampi Paul ◽  
B. S. Meena ◽  
Amit Singh

Indian economy is predominantly rural and agriculture oriented where it supports 70 percent of its population. About 13.75 per cent GDP was from agriculture and allied fields in the year 2012-13. From the beginning not only the male farmers of the country but their female counterparts have been also engaged with the crop cultivation practices. Especially rural India is witnessing a process which could be described as feminization of agriculture. Thus to emphasize the gender perspective in crop cultivation 100 farm families (100 of male and female) were interviewed to weigh up their participation in activities and decision making pattern in crop cultivation in both plain and hilly region of Tripura and the result shows that male members of the family of both the region were independently enjoying decision making pattern rather than their female counterparts. The female of hilly region were more active in participation of activities and decision making compare to the female of plain region of the state. Hence, there is need to educate and empower the farm women so that they can utilise their potentiality effectively.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 378-382
Author(s):  
Azhagu Madhavan S ◽  
Sripriya R ◽  
Priyadharshini R

The duration of the lockdown measures led us to consider how potential food crops and agriculture play a vital role in this pandemic situation. Except the Health services and essential services, agriculture sector play a major role in feeding the large population of the country. (COVID–19) pandemic crises and prompts changes in paddy cultivation. At first, we study about the role of the paddy cultivation for human beings in the lockdown scenario and at second, it fully covered about the farmers and their challenges faced during the paddy cultivation in the lockdown period also it elaborates to their input access, labour facilities in this situation (Human Resources), market availability and these supply chain for paddy thenit’s byproducts. Also, it Prompts Changes in Paddy Cultivation and finally the study carried about the dynamic usage paddy by-products to improve the standard of living of the farmers which means mushroom cultivation, vermicomposting, ropes, packing material, pellets, paper making, mulching techniques, animal feeding, rice bran wax, industrial grade crude oil, husk briquettes and also it act as a carrier for biofertilizers organisms. Year by year the risks faced by Indian farmers keep aggravating in terms of low rainfall, price volatility and rising debts.


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