Gender roles in agriculture among small farming families Nagnur Shobha*, Chandavari Veena, Rayanagoudar Rekha, Pawar Vija Yalaxmi Department of Extension and Communication Management, College of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad-580005, Karnataka, India *Email for correspondence: shobha_nagnur@yahoo.com
Online published on 25 July, 2018. Abstract The study was conducted during the year 2014–15 in Hassan district of Karnataka state on 98 men and 98 women belonging to small farm families. Majority of the respondents belonged to middle age group (63.26% male and 58.16% female); more women had received primary education (65.30%) than men (46.93%) and majority of the respondents (66.32%) had been working on others farms. More than joint 80 per cent joint participation was seen in land preparation, seed treatment, weeding and harvesting. The role of women in livestock management ranged only from 10 to 25 per cent. Surplus produce management was confined to male partners. Independent role of women in livestock management ranged from 7 to 31 per cent. Many roles were jointly shouldered in most agricultural operations while men took independent decisions in money matters. Study showed that independent decisions of women ranged between 15 to 31 per cent. Top Keywords Gender, men, women, farm families, role, activity. Top |