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Engendering Rural Livelihoods in Karnataka - A Socio-Economic Assessment
| Content Provider | KrishiKosh-Indian National Agricultural Research System |
|---|---|
| Advisor | Kiresur, V. R. |
| Researcher | Nandini S. |
| Abstract | The study analyses the existing rural livelihood systems in Dharwad district of Karnataka state in terms of roles played by men and women in farm and non-farm activities, gender disparity in wage earning and decision making and problems faced by women at work. The multistage random sampling technique was employed to select 120 respondents comprising equal number of landless, marginal, small, medium and large farmers of the study area. Primary data required for the study were elicited from the respondents by personal interview method using well-designed and pre-tested schedule. For processing the primary data to draw meaningful results, descriptive analytical tools, multiple regression model, Student’s ‘t’ test and Garrett ranking test were employed. The present study revealed that crop production was the main source of livelihood activity, while the other activities contributed insignificantly to the farm household’s employment and income. The human labour employment was the highest in the case of non-farm wage employment compared to crop production. The disparity in wages between male and female was higher in farm activity than in non-farm activities. The labour wages of male over female in farm activity were higher by 77.68 per cent while the corresponding figure in non-farm activity was 57.58 per cent. In farming, nearly 76 per cent of the decisions related to selection of crops/varieties were taken by adult males, while about 80 per cent of the financial decisions were taken by the adult males. In most of the household’s decisions related to education of family members, both men and women had almost equal participation in decision making, while in social matters like marriage of son/daughter, more than 70 per cent decisions were taken jointly. Women faced numerous problems at work, important ones of which were back pain due to continuous working, long working hours and harsh climatic condition at work. |
| File Size | 551161 |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | UAS |
| Publisher Place | Dharwad |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Engendering Rural Livelihoods In Karnataka - A Socio-economic Assessment Agricultural Economics |
| Content Type | Text |
| Educational Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
| Resource Type | Thesis |
