Relationship between the socio-economic characteristics of rural women and constraints encountered during agricultural activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-203
Author(s):  
Seema Yadav ◽  
J P Yadav ◽  
Shubham Mishra
2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-162
Author(s):  
Gopalakrishnan Tharani ◽  
Mohamed Sameem Roshan Akther ◽  
Nanthakumaran Ananthini

An attempt was made to assess the women contribution towards agriculture in Vavuniya district, Sri Lanka. 60 farm family households' women were randomly selected from rural and urban area of Kovilkulam AI region of Vavuniya district in Sri Lanka and the data were collected by constructed questionnaire. The objectives of this study are to identify the factors contributing women participation in agriculture, to identify the constraints faced by the women in participating agriculture and to evaluate the women participation in decision making activity in agriculture. Minitab 15 and MS excel were used for data analysis. The level of women participation in agricultural activities was found out using chi-square test and the factors contributing for women participation in agricultural activities were identified using multiple regression analysis in urban and rural areas separately (α=0.05). The results revealed that 90% of the rural women respondents and 50% of the urban respondents participated in the agricultural activities which is a significant difference. The mean values of women participation in agricultural activities in urban and rural areas were 77 hours and 836 hours per annum respectively. The multiple regression model for women participation in urban area found that the participation of women negatively correlated with status of employment, age and education level (p=0.000). In rural area, age and educational level were negatively influencing on women participation in agricultural activities (p=0.000). R-square values of fitted regression models were 72 % and 91% in urban and rural area respectively 72% and 91% variation in respective women participation were explained by these models. The obstacles for the women in participation in agricultural activities were reported as lack of knowledge and training in agriculture field, family burden, cultural and social barriers and physical constraints. 60% of women from rural areas and 90% of women from urban areas were involved in decision making especially in the selection of crops and varieties for planting and livestock rearing. Enhancing the awareness and the technical knowledge to the women in the field of agriculture would contribute to increase income from agriculture at household level, district level and finally at national level. Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 3, Issue-3: 159-162


2012 ◽  
pp. 203-224
Author(s):  
Rubia Elza Martins De Sousa ◽  
Maria das Graças Silva Nascimento Silva

Diante das mudanças ocorridas, busca-se uma nova configuração do espaço rural, procurando diversificar os produtos e as atividades agrícolas e não-agrícolas, visto que ambas se configuram capazes de promover a inserção dos produtores rurais nas atividades desenvolvidas. Entretanto surge a necessidade de buscar alternativas para complementação da renda, uma vez que a baixa produtividade e a falta de organização faz a produção insuficiente para manter as famílias no campo. É neste contexto que surgem as atividades pluriativas, com o objetivo de dar suporte financeiro às famílias, no que tange a ser um elemento suplementar a renda familiar, gerando assim a melhoria da qualidade de vida e fixando essas famílias no campo. Neste sentido nota-se a importância de analisar o papel das mulheres frente ao desenvolvimento de atividades pluriativas no campo, pois atualmente percebe-se uma modificação do papel feminino dentro do contexto familiar rural, visto que essas eram percebidas apenas com papel reprodutivo, papel esse que era desempenhado apenas no âmbito doméstico e que se relaciona em síntese aos afazeres domésticos e ao cuidado com os filhos, enquanto que aos homens cabe o papel produtivo por estarem diretamente ligados ao desenvolvimento da agricultura e pecuária, atividades estas que geram renda monetária; mas atualmente esse fato tem sofrido modificações, pois as mulheres rurais estão cada vez mais inseridas no mercado de trabalho por meio do desenvolvimento de atividades pluriativas, sendo assim é gerada renda complementar a família através do trabalho feminino, de forma que a mulher passa a ter além do papel reprodutivo o papel produtivo pelo fato de gerar renda por meio de seu desempenho no desenvolvimento de atividades de cunho não-agrícola. Woman: a Breach of the Paradigm of Reproductive FunctionAbstractBefore the occurred changes it is sought a new configuration in the countryside, seeking to diversify the products and agricultural and non-agricultural activities, since both are configured able to promote the inclusion of farmers in their work. In this context of changes, arise pluriactivities seeking financial support to families, with respect to be a supplemental element in family income, thus creating a better quality of life and setting these families in the countryside. In this regard it is noted the importance of analyzing the women’s role front the development of pluriactivities in the field, because today it is seen a change in the women’s role in the rural family context. Women were seen only with reproductive role, and this role was played only in the domestic ambit and it is related in synthesis  to housework and child care, while for men it is the productive role because they are directly linked to the development of agriculture and cattle raising, activities that are generating cash income. This paper seeks to investigate the paradigm break of the women’s reproductive function from development of pluriactivities. For this it was used the literature as a methodological procedure, so that the authors based on books, scientific articles and governmental documents. It has been found through research that rural women are increasingly entering in the labor market through the development of pluriactivities, so additional income is generated to the family by women's work, so that the woman beyond having the reproductive role has the productive too, by the fact that it generates income through its performance in the development of non-agricultural activities. Mujer: La Quiebra del Paradigma de la Función ReproductivaResumenDelante de los cambios ocurridos, se busca una nueva configuración del espacio rural, buscando diversificar los productos y las actividades agrícolas y no-agrícolas, visto que ambas se configuran capaces de promover la inserción de los productores rurales en las actividades desarrolladas. En este contexto de cambios surgen las actividades pluriactivas buscando dar soporte financiero a las familias, en lo que se relaciona con ser un elemento suplementar a la renta familiar, generando así la mejoría de la calidad de vida y fijando a esas familias en el campo. En este sentido se nota la importancia de analizar el papel de las mujeres frente al desarrollo de actividades pluriactivas en el campo, pues actualmente se percibe una modificación del papel femenino dentro del contexto familiar rural. Las mujeres eran percibidas apenas con el papel reproductivo, papel que era desempeñado solamente en el ámbito doméstico y que se relaciona en síntesis a los quehaceres domésticos y al cuidado de los hijos, mientras a los hombres les cabe el papel productivo por estar directamente ligados al desarrollo de la agricultura y pecuaria, actividades que generan renta monetaria. Este artículo busca investigar la quiebra del paradigma de la función reproductiva de la mujer a partir del desarrollo de actividades de tipo pluriactivas. Para eso fue utilizada la investigación bibliográfica como procedimiento metodológico, de forma que las autoras se basaron en libros, artículos científicos, así como documentos gubernamentales. Fue constatado con la investigación que las mujeres rurales están cada vez más insertadas en el mercado del trabajo por medio del desarrollo de actividades pluriactivas, siendo así es generada renta complementaria a la familia a través del trabajo femenino, de forma que la mujer pasa a tener además del papel reproductivo el papel productivo por el hecho de generar renta por medio de su desempeño en el desarrollo de actividades de tipo no-agrícola.DOI: 10.7147/GEO10.1694


2022 ◽  
pp. 227-240
Author(s):  
Swati Bhatt ◽  
Sharat Sharma ◽  
Pallavi Jain

Sustainable technology is an individual and group effort through the experts and professionals in rural as well as urban people. Rural innovation involves efficient execution of ideas, information, imagination, and innovative initiative in fulfilling social requirements, and new ideas are converted into something useful for the rural development. It starts with the proper utilization of resources, rural innovation, and modernization of agricultural activities. The study attempts to identify the use of sustainable technology with rural innovation, progressive agriculture, and women empowerment for rural development. The required data collected led to a discussion that the practices of modern farming with the active involvements of rural population and promoting individual performance and fine-tuning of green initiative among rural livelihoods. The results of this study include the difficulties in progressive effort on rural innovation vis-a-vis planning and executing of advanced farming, protecting traditional arts, and crafting through maximum involvement of rural women.


2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cennet Oğuz

Abstract Turkey has a total land potential of 78 million ha with a population about 74 million. About one third of the land is arable, and 26% of the population has lived in rural areas. The active population, work in the rural area of Turkey, is 14,767,000 and women have about 51% of that population. The population of women working in agriculture has shown an increase from year to year. In that regard, importance of women in agricultural activities and rural development is very clear. In agricultural enterprises, the individuals are comprised from 54% men and 46% women whose main work is agricultural activities and female economically active population in agriculture is about 55% in Turkey. The Social Gender Inequality Index, SGII, can be used to make some recommendations for policy makers. SGII is still at a high rate of 0.366 in Turkey. In present paper, some secondary data such as reports and statistical data were analyzed about the contributions of women labor uses in agriculture.


Transfers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-100
Author(s):  
Muhammad A. Z. Mughal

This article discusses the relationship between women’s education and their everyday mobility in the rural areas of Punjab, Pakistan. Based on an ethnographic case study from a village in Southern Punjab, information from semi-structured interviews and observations is used to demonstrate an enhanced access to education has altered women’s everyday mobility trends. However, questions regarding women’s empowerment remain unresolved. Although some rural women have always been engaged in agricultural activities, there have been limitations on their mobility due to cultural sensitivities. I conclude the nature of social and socio-spatial relationships is being negotiated in some cultural contexts of rural Punjab through the changing facets of women’s mobility associated with modern education.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-194
Author(s):  
Gudina Yadeta ◽  
Gudina Abashula Fojo

Women occupy disadvantaged position despite their immense labor contributions to paid and unpaid activities. This study investigated gender differences pertaining to domestic and agricultural activities. The study employed a cross sectional survey design with a mixed research approach of data collection and analysis. Among 17th kebeles that are found in Yayo district, Witate and Hamuma were selected purposively. By doing so, among the total 2060 husbands and wives who live together, 324 of them were picked randomly by using Raosoft sample size determination formula. Descriptive statistics, independent T-test and chi-square were used as quantitative methods of data analysis were as thematic analysis was used as a qualitative method of data analysis. The study revealed that rural women had higher participation in agricultural activities such as weeding, threshing and storing, marketing and livestock management than men. Chi-square test showed that there were an association between gender and participation in decision making with regard to using agricultural inputs, poultry production and household expenditures. With regard to participation in human capitals such as training on agriculture and rural development, chi-square showed significant gender differences between responding husbands and wives. Therefore, it demands an effective policy intervention and awareness creation to address women’s working conditions.


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