Women in Indian Agriculture Trends and Correlates
Published: Jul 30, 2018
Women from prime-age working group have been withdrawing from the rural workforce due to a structural shift away from agriculture; Achanakmar area of Chhattisgarh.
Abstract: The paper explores the trajectory of defeminisation in Indian agriculture for over three decades based on NSSO and Labour Bureau data between 1983 and 2015. It concludes that withdrawals due to education and increased household incomes can only partially explain the trends.
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