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Women’s Involvement Pattern In Grain Management Activities In Deoghar District Of Jharkhand
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| Title |
Women’s Involvement Pattern In Grain Management Activities In Deoghar District Of Jharkhand
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| Creator |
Rohan Prasad Gupta
Kalyan Ghadei Sushree Purabi Panigrahi |
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Post-harvest Losses, Women Participation, Activities Performed, Technical Knowledge& Lottery Method
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| Description |
Post-harvest losses in India posed a significant challenge, resulting in food wastage, reduced income for farmers, and increased pressure on resources. In the context of agriculture and food security, women played a crucial role in post-harvest operations, performing tasks such as cleaning, sorting, drying, storage, processing, and marketing of agricultural products. The was study conducted in the year 2023 with a sample of120 farm women in the Deoghar district of Jharkhand, Mohanpur and Madhupur blocks were randomly selected through a lottery method out of the ten blocks. The study aimed to recognize the gender roles related to post-harvest activities in rural areas.The findings indicated that women participated in various post-harvest activities. This included the procurement of seeds (16.7%), seed treatment processes (36.7%), sowing of seeds (67.5%), drying before threshing (49.2%), threshing activities (35.8%), drying of threshed grains (60.8%), decision-making regarding pre-storage treatment (66.7%), mid-storage/intermediate treatment of grains (60.8%), and the decision to construct storage structures for grains (12.5%). The level of participation by farm women in post-harvest management highlighted the involvement of women is various post harvest activities. Transferring technical knowledge to them in need of the hour. |
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| Publisher |
Indian Society of Extension Education, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
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| Date |
2024-04-12
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed Research Article Text |
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application/pdf
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| Identifier |
https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJEE/article/view/149061
10.48165/IJEE.2024.60204 |
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| Source |
Indian Journal of Extension Education; Vol. 60 No. 2 (2024): Indian Journal of Extension Education; 22-26
2454-552X 0537-1996 |
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| Language |
eng
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| Relation |
https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJEE/article/view/149061/54294
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| Rights |
Copyright (c) 2024 Indian Society of Extension Education, Division of Agricultural ExtensionICAR- IARI, New Delhi
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
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