Varma, Shashi KantaRani, Sunita2018-07-182018-07-181999http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810060890•Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy contributing largest share to the national income "Women constitute about half of the world's population, accounting for 75 o/o of the working hours,contribute up to 30°/o of the official labour force, yet receive only 10 o/o of the income and owe less than I% of the world's property'~ The situation is rather appalling in the developing countries of the total Indian population of 844 million ( 1991 cenSus), nearly 627 million people live in villages. Women constitute. 48.5°/o of the rural population. About 75% of the rural women belong to the families of small and marginal farmers.enHome Science Extension EducationThesis