An Empirical Analysis of Women Participation in Farm Activities in Rural Kashmir

Abstract

The present paper analyses the participation of women in farm activities in Kashmir valley. Information has been collected from 200 households with the help of multi- stage sampling. Our analysis reveals that  in Rice cultivation all the activities except weeding and ploughing is dominated by women in the sample area, likewise in  maize all the activities are dominated by women. Only one activity in the sample area which is a joint venture is horticulture. It has been found that over load of work and extreme weather conditions affect the health of women workers as majority of them reported different types of ailments related to their work.

Keywords: Women, Rice, Maize, Apple, Health, Farm activities.