WOMEN WORKERS IN AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL HEALTH (original) (raw)
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Agriculture and rural economic activities are essential for growth, poverty reduction and food security especially for the poorer farm families in Uttarakhand hill region. The hill and mountain areas have a unique feature in respect to topography, climate and production system. The undulated topography, rugged terrain, unfavorable cold climate and lack of production and marketing infrastructure have made the area poorest in terms of production and productivity of the crops. A cross-section study was conducted in Almora District of Uttarakhand during 2010-2011. Data was collected with precoded interview schedule containing information about cropping pattern, role of women in hill agriculture system, nutritional status and drudgery level in various farm operations. A woman in hills works for about 14 to16 hours per day. Various field operations (weeding, fodder cutting and harvesting) were evaluated for analysis of drudgery prone activities. Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) was record...