ANALYSIS OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN FARM ACTIVITIES IN RURAL KASHMIR –SOME MAJOR FINDINGS

Abstract

In the present paper an attempt has been made to study various facts of women participation in farm activities. The major focus was (i) to find socio-educational life pattern of women, (ii) to locate factors compelling them to work, (iii) to identify their socio-economic and family background, (iv) to delineate various positive and negative aspects of their working conditions,(v) to find the level of earnings of women and its  impact on household income.

 In the present study random sampling technique has been used. At the first instance two blocks Keller and Pulwama of tehsil Pulwama were selected because of agrarian nature of the people of the tehsil and concentration of women workers in farm related activities. In the second attempt 200 households from three villages which have higher concentration of women workers working in the fields have been selected randomly. Thus a sample of 100 respondents (50 male and 50 female) has been taken from the village Tengpuna and 50 respondents (25 male and 25 female )from village Qasbha Yaar and 50 respondents (25 male and 25 female) from village Kalampora  has been selected. The respondents (both male and female) were interviewed as per the objectives of the study and comparison of responses was done..