Determinants of Women in Agriculture
S. M. Subbulakshmi1, V. Darling Selvi2
1S. M. Subbulakshmi, Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Rani Anna Government College for Women, Tirunelveli, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli (Tamilnadu), India.
2Dr.V. Darling Selvi, Assistant Professor, Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Rani Anna Government College for Women, Tirunelveli, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti Tirunelveli (Tamilnadu), India.
Manuscript received on 15 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 22 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 08 June 2019 | PP: 15-20 | Volume-8 Issue-7C May 2019 | Retrieval Number: G10040587C19/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: Agriculture in India is significantly dependent on women. Women make up about ;33 percent of cultivators ;and about 47 ;percent of agricultural ;labourers in rural India constituting 84 percent of; the rural women force. ; As per census 2011, women formed 75; per cent of the; agricultural sector workforce, around 80 per cent from rural India, forming cultivators (33%) and agricultural labourers (47%). This paper focuses on the determinants of women in agriculture by taking a sample of 600 rural women from Tirunelveli District of Tamilnadu who actively involved in agriculture. The researcher used reliability statistics to know the normality of the data, KMO and Bartlett’s Test, factor analysis, Structural equation modeling and regression weights for analyzing and interpreting the results. The study shows that the factors such as forced factor, voluntary factor, achievement factor, support factor and satisfaction factor determine the choice of women to take up the field of agriculture as their passion. The path analysis model suggests that it is the forced factor and voluntary factor which make the rural women to take up the job of agriculture which gives them the sense of achievement through support factor and ultimately they are satisfied with the agricultural operations. It is suggested that the attitudes regarding women’s roles in agriculture must change, and the onus is on policy makers to create a favorable ecosystem for women engaged in farming by ensuring greater access to physical and monetary resources.
Keywords: Agriculture Labors, Determinants, Model fit, Reliability, Women.
Scope of the Article: Mobility and Location-Dependent Services