Participatory Diagnosis of Drudgery Perceived by the Women Farmers: A Micro level Analysis Tripathi Kirti M.1,*, Sharma J.P.2, Dubey S.K.3, Gautam U.S.3, Parvez Razia4, Arya Savita5 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bulandshahr, SVPUA & T, Meerut, U.P. 2ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012 3ICAR-(Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute) ATARI, Zone IV, Kanpur, U.P. 4Halina School of Home Science, SHUATS, Allahabad, U.P. 5Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mujaffarnagar, SVPUA & T, Meerut *Corresponding author email id: kvksamastipur@yahoo.com
Abstract Drudgery is the universally recognized phenomenon and mostly experienced by most of the women engaged in farming. It is directly proportional to the work intensity. Women intensively participate in agriculture and allied sectors. Present study was conducted to find the magnitude and extent of drudgery, as perceived by the women farmers of district Bulandshahr of western Uttar Pradesh in operating crop production related works, post harvest management activities and livestock management chores. A sample of 120 farm women was drawn as the respondents from two operational villages of KVK, Bulandshahr. The sample consisted of 40 respondents contributing each in crop production, post harvest management and livestock management related operations. Demographic data and activity profile was recorded using pre-structured interview schedule. The variables like time spent (in minutes), frequency of performance (in man days), degree of difficulty and posture adopted was recorded on 4-point continuum score card. Results showed that harvesting, transplanting and weeding were perceived to be most drudgery prone operations in crop production sector. Threshing of paddy and bagging were intensely drudgery perceived areas in post harvest management related chores. Cutting fodder from field, chaffing and feeding and watering animal with cleaning of shades were recorded as most strenuous in managing the livestock. Top Keywords Crop production, Drudgery, Farm women, Livestock management, Participatory diagnosis, Postharvest operations. Top |