Title: STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR ACHIEVING GENDER EQUALITY IN AGRICULTURE

Authors: Khushboo Bhati, R. D. Pandya and A. K. Tankiwala

Publisher: The President, Society of Extension Education Gujarat

Keywords: Gender Equality, Farm Families, Women Farmers, South Gujarat, Gender Issues

Volume: 34

Issue: 1

Year: December 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0033

Abstract: The gender equality on field is vital to enhance production and withstand emerging agrarian crisis. This paper highlights strategic steps that can help in achieving the gender equality on and off farm among farm families of India. The present study is based on ex-post-facto research design and multistage random sampling technique was used for this study. Twenty-eight villages were finalized for the study, covering all seven districts of South Gujarat and from them ten women farmers from each village were selected. Thus 280 farm women formed the sample of our study. Study revealed that the limited right over land and resources, non-availability of credit to women in agriculture and physical drudgery were the most common gender related issues experienced by farm women. They further suggested that equal sharing of work and family between men and women, improving women