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Farm Women and Seeds:Strengthening Relation for Sustaining Agricultural Productivity


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1 ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar 751 003, India
2 Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar 751 001, India
 

Inception of agriculture has witnessed the pivotal role of women in perceiving how seeds sprouted and grew into plants. Since the birth of farming, women have been the backbone of the agricultural work force. Today, they represent 43% of the global agricultural labour force. There has been 24% increase in the number of female agricultural labourers1, from 49.5 million in 2001 to 61.6 million in 2011. The percentage of women who depend on agriculture for their livelihood is as high as 84.
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Laxmi Priya Sahoo
ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar 751 003, India
Shivaji Argade
ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar 751 003, India
Ananda Chandra Sasamala
Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar 751 001, India

Abstract


Inception of agriculture has witnessed the pivotal role of women in perceiving how seeds sprouted and grew into plants. Since the birth of farming, women have been the backbone of the agricultural work force. Today, they represent 43% of the global agricultural labour force. There has been 24% increase in the number of female agricultural labourers1, from 49.5 million in 2001 to 61.6 million in 2011. The percentage of women who depend on agriculture for their livelihood is as high as 84.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv110%2Fi8%2F1389-1390