Women S Self Help Groups Decision Making And Improved Agricultural Practices In India From Extension To Practice
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Women S Self Help Groups Decision Making And Improved Agricultural Practices In India From Extension To Practice
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Author : Raghunathan, Kalyani
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
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Women S Self Help Groups Decision Making And Improved Agricultural Practices In India From Extension To Practice written by Raghunathan, Kalyani and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Political Science categories.
This research was undertaken as part of the Women Improving Nutrition through Group-based Strategies (WINGS) study, and was aimed at understanding ways to improve agricultural practices among women farmers in India. Effective agricultural extension is key to improving productivity, increasing farmers’ access to information, and promoting more diverse sets of crops and improved methods of cultivation. In India, however, the coverage of agricultural extension workers and the relevance of extension advice is poor. We investigate whether a women’s self-help group platform could be an effective way of improving access to information, women’s empowerment in agriculture, agricultural practices, and production diversity. We use cross-sectional data on close to 1000 women from 5 states in India, and employ nearest-neighbor matching models to match self-help group (SHG) and non-SHG women along a range of observed characteristics. We find that participation in an SHG increases women’s access to information and their participation in some agricultural decisions, but has limited impact on agricultural practices or outcomes, possibly due to financial constraints, social norms, and women’s domestic responsibilities. SHGs need to go beyond provision of information to changing the dynamics around women’s participation in agriculture to effectively translate knowledge into practice.
Women S Self Help Groups Decision Making And Improved Agricultural Practices In India
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Author : Kalyani Raghunathan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Women S Self Help Groups Decision Making And Improved Agricultural Practices In India written by Kalyani Raghunathan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Gender Agriculture Policies And Climate Smart Agriculture In India
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Author : Barooah, Prapti
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2023-01-19
Gender Agriculture Policies And Climate Smart Agriculture In India written by Barooah, Prapti and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-19 with Political Science categories.
India’s agricultural systems are increasingly affected by the adverse effects of climate change. While the Government of India has put together an impressive set of programs to address climate change impacts on agriculture, substantial shortcomings of these programs have been identified, especially in reaching women farmers. Women’s increased vulnerability to climate change and reduced access to climate smart agricultural practices can be attributed to limited land ownership, poor access to credit, reduced access to information and formal extension, and time pressures from multiple domestic and productive demands on their time. We undertake an extensive policy review of India’s agriculture and climate policies and program, and supplement that with a series of focus group discussions with women and men farmers in Gujarat to discuss constraints and potential entry points for better reaching women farmers with climate smart agriculture practices. Village cooperatives and self-help groups can be key intermediary organizations that can support women’s access at the local, state and country level.
Women In Agriculture And Rural Development
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Author : Shakunthala Sridhara
language : en
Publisher: New India Publishing
Release Date : 2009
Women In Agriculture And Rural Development written by Shakunthala Sridhara and has been published by New India Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Rural development categories.
Traditionally women's role in agriculture is staggering with nearly half of the population involved in agriculture and its related activities. Most of the agricultural activities are women specific but tragically worldwide women mostly end up as hired agricultural labourers with substantial gender disparity in wages earning far less than men in the same job. To add to her economic woes, inadequate education, less than satisfactory dissemination of technology, globalization, economic liberalization, commercialization, urbanization, political instability, natural disasters, mechanization of agriculture, decreased agriculture, migration of men to urban areas, and occupational health hazards such as prolonged hours of physical labour resulting in musculo-skeletal injuries, pesticide poisoning also make the life of rural women miserable. True, there are policies and programmes of central and state government to alleviate their problems but they are proportionately insufficient and their execution far from satisfactory. Much needs to be done in disseminating gender segregated data and gender bias in all aspects of agriculture, access to resources including land and natural resources, drudgery reduction, assuring nutritional security, diversification of activities of Self Health Groups and Street Shakti groups with emphasis on productivity including post harvest technology, creation of marketing facilities, ownership to land and other allied resources rural electrification, outreach from the media, collectives of women and inter linking of SHGs, adult literacy, health awareness, gender sensitization of extension functionaries and financials institutions, awareness about pesticide hazard etc. Tragically rural women are not vociferous on issues like foetal killing of female unborn, high rate of female mortality, creation of Special Economic Zones replacing productive lands, farmer's suicide and the plight of their widows, fate of pavement vendors and petty shop keepers replaced by retail outlets of big business houses, etc. The struggle cannot be won by only educated and Non Government Organizations on their behalf. The affected and victimized have to fight directly against the injustice they are facing. Extension workers and NGOs need to help them to become aware of their rights and government programmes specially designed for them and motivate them to redress their problems on their own. This needs scientifically collected information on their problems and relief measures available. The book, Women in Agriculture and Rural Development is a sincere attempt in this endeavour. It has valuable chapters on gender inequality in agriculture, technological and economic empowerment of women, poverty alleviation and training programmes, role of SHGs and Street Shakti Groups in rural development, capacity building, nutritional profile of rural women, drudgery and its reduction, natural resources conservation and food security
Women Farmers Unheard Being Heard
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Author : Sugandha Munshi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-06-11
Women Farmers Unheard Being Heard written by Sugandha Munshi and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-11 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This edited volume celebrates the positive stories and small changes happening with respect to gender equality in the field of agriculture. This book identify crisis which a woman faces in the field of agriculture as a farmer. The book shares unsung stories of women farmers who are bringing change at the grassroots. It puts together the positive developments experienced by the experts, researchers, professional while working for and with women farmers, to highlight the challenges to bring equity in agriculture. Women in agriculture often lack identity where either they are recognized as farmer’s wife or a farm labourer. Women farmers who contribute 60 percent in to farm practices like sowing, transplanting, fertilizer application, weeding, harvesting, winnowing are merely recognised and provided an equal level playing field. Women are also found participating in the various forms of processing and marketing of agriculture produce, along with the cultivation but system has failed to protect their rights and offer them a platform to voice their concerns. This book shares the process, challenges, experience, strategy from the narrative of progressive women farmers so as to highlight and understand what it takes to bring changes for achieving the goals of an equitable farming ecosystems. The book is a relevant reading material for students, researchers, professionals and policy advocates in agriculture and gender research.
Empowering The Rural Women
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Author : Surya Rathore
language : en
Publisher: New India Publishing Agency
Release Date : 2023-03-15
Empowering The Rural Women written by Surya Rathore and has been published by New India Publishing Agency this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-15 with Social Science categories.
To address the goal 5 (Gender Equality) of Sustainable Development, it is deemed vital that we first understand the gender inequalities and the contribution of the second gender, i.e. women. We need to bring women into the mainstream to bring both genders at par. Since most of our population lives in villages, we need to have an in-depth knowledge of rural women's role in the development and understand the means and ways to empower them holistically, be it in terms of education, social, technological, political, legal etc. Today's environment calls for a need for women in rural areas to go in for bringing the various drudgery-reducing technologies into practice as well as empower themselves economically through Self Help Groups (SHGs). Rural women must understand the coping strategies associated with climate change which is again a challenge, and the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to be more informed and empowered citizens for the welfare of their families, communities, societies and the nation at large. To attain the national goal of doubling the farmers' income by 2022, rural women's economic contribution must be increased through entrepreneurship. To make this dream come true, rural women need to be educated, malnutrition in rural areas; especially among women, needs to be removed, they will have to be technologically empowered, and rural women need to break the shackles of traditional hiccups and be aware of the latest information related to government programmes and schemes along with legal literacy concerning them to be able to understand the various provisions made available by the government for them and to enable them to enforce the same. This book encapsulated all the required dimensions of rural women empowerment: education, health & nutrition, technological empowerment, political empowerment instruments like the Panchayati Raj system, economic empowerment through entrepreneurship, etc. It covers the health challenges of women labourers, hill women, drudgery issues of brick layering women, women and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and constriants to women's empowerment. A few case studies and success stories of women entrepreneurs find their place in this book. The book also provides solutions to the issues of rural women, such as knowledge about those government schemes and programmes that empower women and provides women strength with the golden rays of constitutional mandates to make them sabla from abla. In a nutshell, this book provides conceptual clarity regarding the concept of women empowerment, the different dimensions of empowerment, issues and strategies to cope with the same in one place.
Poshan S Abstract Digest On Maternal And Child Nutrition Research Issue 30
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Author : Rasmi Avula
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2019-10-29
Poshan S Abstract Digest On Maternal And Child Nutrition Research Issue 30 written by Rasmi Avula and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-29 with Political Science categories.
In this issue of Abstract Digest, we present to you a collection of articles on various outcomes, determinants and interventions related to maternal and child nutrition, from around the world and India, in particular. Additionally, we bring to you two salient reports, which have been released recently. UNICEF’s Children, Food and Nutrition: Growing well in a changing world highlights the state of the world’s children in 2019. India’s Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey provides significant information on malnutrition, anemia and micronutrient deficiencies among children and adolescents in India.
Communication And Farm Women S Participation In Decision Making
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Author : Sushma Iyengar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Communication And Farm Women S Participation In Decision Making written by Sushma Iyengar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Communication in agriculture categories.
Community Development Abstracts
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Author : Sociological Abstracts, inc., New York
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
Community Development Abstracts written by Sociological Abstracts, inc., New York and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Community development categories.
Status Of Women In Modern India
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Author : Sawalia Bihari Verma
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Status Of Women In Modern India written by Sawalia Bihari Verma and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Women categories.
Contain`S 54 Contributions In The Following Fields - The Girl Child And Status Of Women - Women In Development And Gender Equality - Women`S Education And Career Development - Women Empowerment - Women And Rural Development - Women And Social Development - Women, Human Resource Management And Media.
