Extent of Participation of Farm Women in Different Farm Practices

The present study was conducted during the year 2007, in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka with respect to know the extent of participation of farm women in different farm activities and post harvest practices. The study revealed that cent per cent of the respondents were participating in farm activities like transplanting and weeding followed by sowing (91.6 per cent), seed treatment (66.6 per cent), watch and ward (66.6 per cent) and manure application (58.3 per cent). With regard to post harvest practices, majority of the respondents participated in harvesting (87.5 per cent), cleaning (87.5per cent) and packing / bagging (58.33 per cent).