IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

A Framework For Measuring Socio Economic Conditions Of Women Labourers In Agriculture – A Special Reference To The Tirunelveli District

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V. JANCIRANI,Dr. P. MURUGESAN

Abstract

When discussing agricultural labour, women labourer has a special significance. Women are a vital part of the Indian economy. Over the years, there is a gradual realization of the key role of women in agricultural development and their vital contribution to the field of agriculture. Traditionally, women have always played an important role in agriculture - as farmers, co-farmers, family labourers, wage labourers and managers of farms. Women have been putting in the labour not only in terms of physical output but also in terms of quality and efficiency. Women play a significant and crucial role in agricultural operations including different crop production activities, post-harvest activities etc. Rural agrarian women have the primary responsibility of running the household, collecting fuel, fodder, and water, care for children and other family members. Women are also used as unskilled labourers. They are devoting many hours in the field but their work is not given due credit. The role of women in agricultural operations is generally under-estimated and under-valued.The economy as a whole and agricultural production are both impacted by the poor socio-economic conditions of women labourers in agriculture. A standard framework and scales are needed to measure their socio-economic conditions. The present study attempts to create a framework for women labourers in agriculture.

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