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Rural Women Access to Inputs and Markets in Dairy Farming


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1 Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, HISAR (HARYANA), India
2 Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, HISAR (HARYANA), India
     

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Livestock is generally considered a key asset for rural livelihoods. Rural women access to inputs and markets are considered as main pillars of women empowerment in dairy sector. The study was conducted in Hisar district of Haryana state with a sample size of 120 rural women engaged in dairy farming. Almost half of the respondents felt that they could ensure routine supplies like green fodder, compound feed, utensil and equipments etc. But in case of ensuring breeding services and purchasing new animal, a large majority was not confident. The respondents appeared constrained to utilize the growing market opportunities even if it is assumed that women can freely practice animal husbandry thus, raising doubts on the empowerment potential. There is need to revisit the idea of gender empowerment through livestock.

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Livestock, Rural Women, Empowerment, Inputs, Market.
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Authors

Anika Malik
Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, HISAR (HARYANA), India
Gautam
Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, HISAR (HARYANA), India
Kamaldeep
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, HISAR (HARYANA), India

Abstract


Livestock is generally considered a key asset for rural livelihoods. Rural women access to inputs and markets are considered as main pillars of women empowerment in dairy sector. The study was conducted in Hisar district of Haryana state with a sample size of 120 rural women engaged in dairy farming. Almost half of the respondents felt that they could ensure routine supplies like green fodder, compound feed, utensil and equipments etc. But in case of ensuring breeding services and purchasing new animal, a large majority was not confident. The respondents appeared constrained to utilize the growing market opportunities even if it is assumed that women can freely practice animal husbandry thus, raising doubts on the empowerment potential. There is need to revisit the idea of gender empowerment through livestock.

Keywords


Livestock, Rural Women, Empowerment, Inputs, Market.

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