Gendered analysis of constraints faced by the vegetable growers of Uttarakhand Joshi Kushagra1,*, Rawal Jyoti2, Joshi Amit2 1Senior Scientist, ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora–263601, Uttarakhand 2Research Assistant, ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora–263601, Uttarakhand *Corresponding author email id: kushagra.j@icar.gov.in
Online Published on 30 March, 2024. Abstract Vegetable cultivation in hilly areas has been recognized as a profitable activity and it could be an alternative to subsistence farming in the hilly, marginal and rain fed agro-ecosystem. This paper aims to pinpoint the constraints the farmers face who are engaged in cultivation of vegetables. Major activities and operations like sowing/plantation, farm yard manure application, weeding, irrigation and harvesting were carried out by women farmers whereas male farmers were found to play a dominant role in decision making and they possess relatively more control over farm resources than women. To discover the most crucial constraints, Garret’s technique of ranking is used. Suggestions for addressing the constraints faced by vegetable growers in hills are provided. Top Keywords Constraints, Garett ranking, Hills, Vegetable cultivation, Gender. Top |