Objectives: To analyze the gender aspects in agriculture and allied fields.
Methods/Statistical Analysis: The simple statistical tools like averages and percentages were used to analyze the status of women, gender wise share of agriculture workers, land holding, operation-wise daily wage rate. The data was collected from Census Report, GOI, 1991 & 2001, Agriculture Census, 2010 and India stat.
Findings: Women play a significant role in agriculture as well as in allied sectors. Female land holdings account for only 10.5% of total land holdings as against male land holdings (89.5%). Out of the total female land holdings, 75% accounts for marginal, small and medium land holdings. Women agricultural workers, although they represent a big proportion of all women workers, continue to receive lower wages than men. In India, about 76.6% of the entire female workforce is engaged in agricultural operations and only 54.6% of the entire male workforce is engaged in agricultural operations. Women play a significant and diverse role in agriculture and contribute to agriculture more than men. Though women agricultural workers account for 39.2% in India their overall empowerment status is low.
Application/Improvements: Helps to know the key role played by women to agriculture and allied sectors. There by the study makes an attempt to know the contributions made by women.