Contribution of Farm Women in Household Income: Evidence from Western Uttar Pradesh

Baliyan, Kavita; Kumar, Sandeep

doi:10.5958/2249-6270.2014.01107.6

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“…The mean time spent on harvesting of fodder in the present study (5.64 ± 0.19 man-hours per ton or 96.81 ± 9.39 manhours per acre) was in agreement to that of Sreedhar and Ranganadham (2009), Sahay et al (2015) and Nandaniya et al (2022). However, the results of the present study were higher than those of CIAE ( 2004), Singh and Aalam (2017) and Nikam et al (2017), and lower than those of Baliyan and Kumar (2014), which might be due to variations in efficiency of labourers, amount of weed, etc. About 1.86 ± 0.11 man-hours per ton or 32.45 ± 4.01 man-hours per acre was needed for loading of fodder bundles.…”

Section: Harvesting Loading Transport Chaffing and Feedingsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…However, Sreedhar and Ranganadham (2009) reported higher value which was probably due to variations in capacity of motor, condition of soil, efficiency of labourers etc. The mean time taken for fertilizer application (0.56 ± 0.03 man-hours per acre) was lower than that reported by Sreedhar and Ranganadham (2009) and Baliyan and Kumar (2014). The reason for this disagreement might be variations in the procedure of application, the quantity applied and efficiency of labourers.…”

Section: Furrow Irrigation and Fertilizer Applicationmentioning

confidence: 54%

“…The mean time spent on ploughing (2.07 ± 0.13 man-hours per acre) and application of cultivator (0.81 ± 0.07 man-hours per acre) was similar to that of Singh (2018). The mean time required for the whole land preparation activities (7.49 ± 0.29 man-hours per acre) was lower than that of Baliyan and Kumar (2014) and Mafongoya and Jiri (2015), and higher than that of Sreedhar and Ranganadham (2009). This contradiction was probably due to differences in the type of soil and the capacity of the tractor.…”

Section: Tillage Operationsmentioning

confidence: 70%

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Estimation of land and manpower needs for year-round supply of green fodder (Super Napier) to dairy cattle through time studies and crop cutting experiments

Rao,

Reddy,

Reddy

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The present study was undertaken to determine the land and manpower needed for the production of Super Napier fodder for the year-round feeding of dairy cattle present in Livestock Research Station, Mahanandi, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh through time studies and crop cutting experiments. The occasional activities of fodder production such as tillage, planting, irrigation and fertilizer application required 113.97 ± 7.31, 35.81 ± 0.98, 8.45 ± 0.31 and 0.56 ± 0.03 man-hours per acre, respectively, while the daily activities of fodder production such as harvesting of fodder, loading of fodder bundles, transport, chaffing and feeding took 5.64 ± 0.19, 1.86 ± 0.11, 0.24 ± 0.01, 0.93 ± 0.06 and 0.34 ± 0.01 man-hours per ton, respectively. Among the tillage operations, weeding required the most time (105.83 ± 6.90 man-hours per acre) and the application of an adjusted cultivator required the least time (0.64 ± 0.07 man-hours per acre). The cutting of planting material into stem cuttings and the harvesting of the planting material consumed the highest (16.52 ± 0.62 man-hours per acre) and lowest (3.97 ± 0.28 man-hours per acre) time, respectively, among the planting operations. There was a significant difference between two labourers of the same age in the application of adjusted cultivator (P < 0.01) and furrow irrigation (P < 0.05). The mean fresh yield of fodder in the farm was 16.73 ± 1.62 tons per acre per harvest or 100.40 ± 9.72 tons per acre per annum. Based on the results, it was concluded that one acre of cultivable land managed by a single person is sufficient for ensuring the year-round feeding of seven dairy animals under Super Napier fodder production.

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Section: Harvesting Loading Transport Chaffing and Feedingsupporting

confidence: 90%

Section: Furrow Irrigation and Fertilizer Applicationmentioning

confidence: 54%

Section: Tillage Operationsmentioning

confidence: 70%

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Estimation of land and manpower needs for year-round supply of green fodder (Super Napier) to dairy cattle through time studies and crop cutting experiments

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Responsiveness of Women’s Unpaid Work to Family Demographics in Tribal and Non-Tribal Areas of India

KUMARI

2024

JEE

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Across the globe, women are mostly in charge of working in the fields, providing unpaid care, which includes housekeeping and providing care for others in their homes and communities without receiving any specific financial compensation. The present study is aimed at assessing the significance, nature and size of the responsiveness of women’s unpaid work to the various demographic characteristics of families in the tribal and non-tribal areas of India. The impacts of different variables on SNA, ESNA, NSNA, and overall unpaid work of tribal and nontribal women were separately investigated. The Multiple Linear Regression Model was applied using the Microsoft Office Excel Analysis ToolPak. The findings suggest that women are engaged in SNA activities regardless of the family’s demographic structure in both tribal and non-tribal areas. However, the participation of non-tribal women in ESNA activities is more complex and requires further study compared to tribal women. The involvement of tribal and non-tribal women in NSNA activities is influenced by factors beyond demographic variables (except age), such as psychological, social, and cultural factors. In case of the overall unpaid work burden, the impact of the same factors (except for the number of family members) on unpaid work differs between tribal and non-tribal women. However, education demonstrates a strong positive and significant impact on reducing unpaid work burden across both groups.

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Economic quantification of women's work in farming system: A case study of western plain zone of Uttar Pradesh

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Women play substantial roles in farming systems and are vigorously involved in farm and livestock management, but their contribution in farming systems is generally overlooked and undervalued which has reflected them as invisible workers. Considering the importance of women's role in farming systems, the present study was conducted to study the extent of work performed by women in pre-dominant farming systems of western plain zone of Uttar Pradesh (WPZ). A total of 60 farm women were selected as respondents through random sampling technique. The results of study reveals that the farm women spent their maximum time (2204 hr) in livestock management activities amongst which fodder collection (574 hrs)was found the most time consuming activity. In crop production, maximum time was spent in detrashing and detopping (290-276 hr) of sugarcane followed by weeding activities (104 hr). Hoeing and weeding (198 hr) were found most time consuming activitiy amongst horticulture.The farm women found solely engaged in household, post-harvest management and processing activities. The status of farm women reported to be low due to her limited access to economic resources, viz. agricultural land, animals, income from farm etc. The study has shown that on an averagea farm woman contributes nearly 5232 hr annually in the pre-dominant farming systems as family worker which has an estimated economic value worth Rupees 10,104,6 whereas, the farm women working as hired labourers contribute 1656 hours annually receives Rupees 33,007 which is 14 to 35% less than the government wage rate.

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Contribution of Farm Women in Household Income: Evidence from Western Uttar Pradesh

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Estimation of land and manpower needs for year-round supply of green fodder (Super Napier) to dairy cattle through time studies and crop cutting experiments

Estimation of land and manpower needs for year-round supply of green fodder (Super Napier) to dairy cattle through time studies and crop cutting experiments

Responsiveness of Women’s Unpaid Work to Family Demographics in Tribal and Non-Tribal Areas of India

Economic quantification of women's work in farming system: A case study of western plain zone of Uttar Pradesh

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