ASSESSMENT OF ROLE OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE IN SAKRA BLOCK OF MUZAFFARPUR DISTRICT OF BIHAR
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Date
2022
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Dr.RPCAU, Pusa
Abstract
Women represent about half of the country's population, and their
contributions are critical in emerging countries like India. A country cannot flourish
until the situation of women is improved. Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian
economy, and agriculture employs more than 60% of the population. In rural parts of
the country, the majority of households, 70 percent of which are dependent on
agriculture and its linked sectors, do not have any other source of income. Women are
extremely important in rural India. In the agricultural sector their impact may be
observed across every field of agriculture and its related activities, such as crop
farming, fruit and vegetable production, among others.
The study was carried out in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. Muzaffarpur
district was selected randomly for the study. Out of 38 blocks in Muzaffarpur district,
sakra block was selected for the study and Saraiya and Jagdishpur Baghnagri villages
was selected for the study. A total sample of 120 respondents taken for the study that
is i.e., 60 respondent each from Saraiya and Jagdishpur Baghngri. By keeping all
these things in mind, these objectives have been formulated for above said study.
1. To study the socio-economic status of women in Sakra block of Muzaffarpur
District.
2. To find out the role of women in agriculture and allied sectors in study area.
3 To identify the factors influencing the role of women in agriculture of research
area.
4. To identify the constraints faced by women in the field of agriculture sectors.
Major findings of study - It was found out of 120 farm women 48.83 percent
were illiterate. 17 respondent which means 14.16 percent belonged to general caste. It
was observed that almost 71.67 % of respondents were working in leased in land.
55.84 % of respondents had medium (2.2-5.7 score) level of extension participation
,23.33 % had low (<2.2) and 20.83 % had high (>5.7) level of extension participation.
That 86.67 % of the respondents participated in dairy followed by 66.7 % of the
respondents involved in kitchen gardening whereas 20% of them were engaged in
poultry while 14.17 % of farm women were involved in Agri- processing. It is also
evident that none of the farm women were participated in Mushroom cultivation and
Bee keeping. It was found that –caste, education, annual income, housing type, land
holding type, extension participation contacts is positively significant at 1% level
where as age was negatively significant at 5% level in agriculture participation. The
data exhibit that the lack of money, lack of land holding and lack of education were
discovered to be top 3 constraints experienced by the farm women.