Women Peasants in India
Farmers or ‘Farmers’ Wives’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22262156 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ameeta Motwani (0000-0002-6952-6858, University of Delhi, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 08-19 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Gender Culture and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2754-3293 • E-ISSN: 2754-3293 |
| Publisher | Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.32996/jgcs.2024.4.1.2 |
| OpenAlex | W4390511302 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Even though there is an increasing trend towards the ‘feminisation of agriculture’, especially among the small and resource-poor farm households due to the increasing long-term migration of men, women’s work on the family farm is invisibilised to a very large extent in most parts of the country. One of the reasons for the absence of gender issues in the literature on agriculture is that women are not even regarded as farmers due to the absence of property rights for them. This paper is based on fieldwork conducted in villages of Punjab, Rajasthan and Telangana. It brings to light lesser-known facts about women’s ownership of land and their changing status in rural India. Based on data collected through primary research from 100 households in each of the three states, this paper concentrates on the less researched aspects of women in agriculture in India. The study focuses on women’s role as farmers, their control over land, their participation in agricultural activities on family farms, and decision-making, including decisions relating to the family. The analysis of data shows that there are regional differences in these aspects, which are mainly due to the differences in cultural factors relating to women’s status in society
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Land tenure · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Agricultural risk and resilience · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
How Many and Which Women Own Land in India? Inter-gender and Intra-gender Gaps
Occupational Pattern and Workforce Participation of Women in Indian Rural Punjab
Does land ownership make a difference? Women's roles in agriculture in Kerala, India
Back to the plough
Gender and command over property
Who sows? Who reaps? Women and land rights in India
Women, poverty and agricultural growth in India
| Highly cited | No |
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