An Analysis of Women Empowerment with reference to Agriculture Industry in India: A case study of BIMAROU States

Dr. Anisha Satsangi

Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2017

An Analysis of Women Empowerment with reference to Agriculture Industry in India: A case study of BIMAROU States

Dr. Anisha Satsangi

Abstract :

Indian women are extensively involved in agricultural activities. However the nature and

Extent of their involvement differs with the variations in agro–production systems. The mode of female participation in agricultural production varies with the landowning status of farm households. Their roles range from managers to landless labourers. In over all farm production, women average contribution is estimated at 55% to 66% of the total labour with percentages, much higher in certain regions. In the Indian Himalayas a pair of bullocks works 1064 hours, a man 1212 hours and a woman 3485 hours in a year on a once hectare farm, a figure that illustrates women significant contribution to agricultural production. The impact of W.T.O rules and policies of trade liberalization in the agriculture sector on women is distinctive for four reasons. Women have been the primary seed keepers, processors. They have been the both experts and producers of food, from seed to the kitchen. W.T.O impacts women. The Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement impacts women knowledge of and control over seed. The Agreement on Agriculture impacts women livelihood and income security.