Women in Agriculture

In India , a significant proportion of the population are below the poverty line and it is a fact that labour force participation will increase with poverty , a large proportion of rural women are under a pressure to participate in the labour force . These unknown and unacknowledged beings are responsible to keep the economy at a steady pace and helped the nation to occupy a significant place in the world. The association of women in agriculture is an age-old practice. The 1991 census data indicate that43-5 percent are cultivators. Though rural farm labourers work under severe limitations, their contribution towards agricultural production and development is noteworthy. Apart from the job they do outside the household, the unpaid activities in the domestic sphere go unnoticed and unrewarded. According the census reports, there is an increased participation of rural women in economic activities beside doing household duties , though participation of women in agriculture contribute a lot for the economic growth and progress of the country, their problems are shown least concern. Women's role has biologically and socially combined to create four distinct functions that the mother, wife , homemaker and worker.. The role worker a equally important as that the other three roles. The women in agriculture as an empowerment.

The present study is an attempt to explore the significant roles and participation of women in agriculture and home activities. The authored conducted this study a village of district Agra . The details of this paper will be discussed during the conference.