Women in Agriculture by Ashok Khandelwal, Shipra Deo - 9781032669038

Women in AgricultureBreaking the Grass Ceiling\nAuthor(s): Ashok Khandelwal, Shipra Deo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032669038, 978-1032669038\nSynopsis\nThe lives of women in rural India cannot be visualized without agriculture and allied activities. As per census 2011 figures, four out of five women workers in rural India work as agriculture workers, as owner cultivators or as wage workers.\n\nThis research monograph is about women farmerswomen who are engaged primarily in the cultivation of vegetables and fruits and predominantly belong to small and marginal land holdings households. It is the outcome of a baseline survey done in the year [tel] in three districts of Uttar Pradesh as part of an action intervention project. Based on the survey findings, it discusses the structural and other factors that promote and perpetuate gender inequality and prevent women from realizing their full potential as farmers.