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RURAL WOMEN IN FARMING ACTIVITIES: A STUDY FROM A SEMI- ARID REGION OF RAJASTHAN

    1 Author(s):  ANJU KHICHAR

Vol -  8, Issue- 6 ,         Page(s) : 178 - 187  (2017 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/CASIRJ

Abstract

This study has been carried out in Chirawa tehsil of Jhunjhunun district, lying in the semi-arid region of Rajasthan state, in order to delineate the role of rural women in various crop farming and animal rearing activities. The paper tries to quantify the time devoted by women in these activities. It also aims to estimate the role and contribution of rural women in earning farm income, including crop farming and animal rearing.

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