Gender empowerment in agriculture: Profile characteristics of farm women and men in Telangana state

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Nizamabad, Siddipet and Vikarabad districts of Telangana state to study the Gender Empowerment in Agriculture: Profile Characteristics of Farm Women and men. A total of 180 respondents (90 farm women and 90 farm men) were randomly selected for the study. Ex-post-facto research design was used for the present study. It was found that among farm women majority of the farm women fell under middle age category (43.33%), had primary school education (32.22%), with medium family size (52.22%), landless (64.45%) and marginal landholding (30.00%) medium farming experience (41.11%), medium extension agency contact (45.56%), low organizational participation (46.67%), medium information seeking behavior (52.22%), participated once in trainings (54.40%), low marketing behavior (41.11%), medium level of drudgery (52.22%), low farm machinery usage (48.89%) and medium risk taking ability (53.33%) . Majority of the farm men fell under middle age category (46.67%), had middle school education (28.89%), with medium family size (52.22%), small landholding (40.00%), medium farming experience (42.22%) medium extension agency contact (46.67%), medium organizational participation (56.67%), high information seeking behavior (45.56%), participated twice in trainings (56.67%), high marketing behavior (56.67%), low level of drudgery (57.78%), medium farm machinery usage (51.11%) and high risk taking ability (57.78%).