2015
DOI: 10.5958/2349-4433.2015.00047.1
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Use of Improved Sickle for Drudgery Reduction in Farmwomen of Gir-Somnath District of Gujarat

Abstract: Most of the works performed by farmwomen are tedious as well as time consuming. Also many of these operations are traditionally done in varying body posture. The present study was carried out with the objectives to evaluate the performance of improved sickle for reducing the drudgery level and harvesting efficiency by farmwomen using newly introduced and traditional tools. It was noticed that improved sickle resulted in higher harvesting efficiency than the ordinary sickle. The rate of perceived opinion for im… Show more

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“…A study was carried out by Patel et al [22] with the objectives to evaluate the performance of improved sickle for reducing the drudgery level. They also assessed harvesting efficiency by farm women using newly introduced and traditional tools.…”
Section: Adoption Of Labour Saving Tools By Agriculture Farm Women With Special Reference To Gujaratmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A study was carried out by Patel et al [22] with the objectives to evaluate the performance of improved sickle for reducing the drudgery level. They also assessed harvesting efficiency by farm women using newly introduced and traditional tools.…”
Section: Adoption Of Labour Saving Tools By Agriculture Farm Women With Special Reference To Gujaratmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Even women suffer from different health problems which adversely affect their working efficiency and family welfare Chandra et al, 2013). Drudgery of farm women in various field operations could be reduced by providing improved farm tools and equipment and the attention of farm women was directed towards the women friendly improved farm tools (Patel et al, 2015). Farm women from the unorganized sector are vulnerable as new and improved technologies are inaccessible for them.…”
Section: Issn: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 3 (2020)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These equipments and methods expose women farmers to several health issues and also they are ignorant to them. A decrease in the labor force available for agriculture, low labor productivity, difficult work, and education all have an effect on the health of farm women (Patel et al, 2015) [7] . The lack of knowledge, insufficient training, and poverty may all be contributing reasons to the delay in treating occupational health problems.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%