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volume 29 issue 4 (december 2009) : 254-259

NATURE AND EXTENT OF RURAL WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN AGRICULTURAL AND NON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES

K
K.S. Farid
L
L. Mozumdar
M
M.S. Kabir
U
U.K. Goswami
1Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.

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Cite article:- Farid K.S., Mozumdar L., Kabir M.S., Goswami U.K. (2025). NATURE AND EXTENT OF RURAL WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN AGRICULTURAL AND NON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES. Agricultural Science Digest. 29(4): 254-259. doi: .

ABSTRACT

Rural women in Bangladesh are involved in different works in agricultural and non-agricultural
sectors. The present study was undertaken to determine the nature and extent of participation of
rural women in various agricultural and non-agricultural activities. A sample size of 96 women
labour was drawn from three villages of Mithapukur upazial (25º23´ to 25º41´N latitude and 89º06´
to 89º26´E longitude) of Rangpur district (25º17´ to 25º57´N latitude and 88º95´ to 89º32´E
longitude). The findings showed that most of the respondents constitute economically active age
group who were mostly illiterate. Rural women area largely took part in homestead gardening,
harvesting crops, post-harvest operation, selling labour, sewing katha, ‘buying daily necessities’
and rice husking by dhekhi. Women were involved in various activities in order to meet basic
family needs, increase family income and meet additional family requirements. The values of
correlation coefficient (r) indicated that age of the respondents, amount of indebtedness of the
family and family size were positively, and level of education and size of landholding are negatively
associated with the participation of rural women in various agricultural and non-agricultural activities,
whereas, average annual income and wage rate have no significant relationship with their
participation in various activities.

REFERENCES

  1. Abdullah, T.A. and Zeidenstein, S.A. (1982). Village Women of Bangladesh: Prospects for Change. Pergamon Press,
  2. Oxford.
  3. BBS (2006). Statistical Pocket Book of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Division, Ministry of
  4. Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  5. Goldin, C. (1995). In: Investment in Women’s Human Capital, Schultz T.P. (ed) The University of Chicago Press.
  6. Hossain, M. et al. (2004). Nature and Impact of Women’s Participation in Economic Activities in Rural Bangladesh:
  7. Insights from Household Surveys. Working Paper No. 20, Lund University, Department of Economics,
  8. Lund, Sweden.
  9. Jahan, I. (1990). ‘Country Paper-Bangladesh’ in Gender Issues in Agriculture: Papers and Proceedings of the Regional
  10. Conference on Gender Issues in Agriculture (Manila, 5-6 December) ADB and UNIFEM, pp.189-200.
  11. Jordans, E. and Zwarteveen, M. (1997). A Well of One’s Own: Gender Analysis of Irrigation Programme in Bangladesh,
  12. International Irrigation Management Institute, Colombo
  13. Rothschild, S., and Mahmud, S. (1989). Women’s Roles in Agriculture: Present Trends and Potential for Growth.
  14. Bangladesh Agriculture Sector Review, UNDP and UNIFEM, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  15. Shirin, M. (1995). In: Success Stories of Women in Agriculture: Proceedings of a National Workshop on Case Studies,
  16. Ahmed, U. and Miah M.A.H. (eds.). Bangladesh Agricultural Research council, Dhaka, pp25-33.
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    volume 29 issue 4 (december 2009) : 254-259

    NATURE AND EXTENT OF RURAL WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN AGRICULTURAL AND NON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES

    K
    K.S. Farid
    L
    L. Mozumdar
    M
    M.S. Kabir
    U
    U.K. Goswami
    1Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.

    • Submitted|

    • First Online |

    • doi

    Cite article:- Farid K.S., Mozumdar L., Kabir M.S., Goswami U.K. (2025). NATURE AND EXTENT OF RURAL WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN AGRICULTURAL AND NON-AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES. Agricultural Science Digest. 29(4): 254-259. doi: .

    ABSTRACT

    Rural women in Bangladesh are involved in different works in agricultural and non-agricultural
    sectors. The present study was undertaken to determine the nature and extent of participation of
    rural women in various agricultural and non-agricultural activities. A sample size of 96 women
    labour was drawn from three villages of Mithapukur upazial (25º23´ to 25º41´N latitude and 89º06´
    to 89º26´E longitude) of Rangpur district (25º17´ to 25º57´N latitude and 88º95´ to 89º32´E
    longitude). The findings showed that most of the respondents constitute economically active age
    group who were mostly illiterate. Rural women area largely took part in homestead gardening,
    harvesting crops, post-harvest operation, selling labour, sewing katha, ‘buying daily necessities’
    and rice husking by dhekhi. Women were involved in various activities in order to meet basic
    family needs, increase family income and meet additional family requirements. The values of
    correlation coefficient (r) indicated that age of the respondents, amount of indebtedness of the
    family and family size were positively, and level of education and size of landholding are negatively
    associated with the participation of rural women in various agricultural and non-agricultural activities,
    whereas, average annual income and wage rate have no significant relationship with their
    participation in various activities.

    REFERENCES

    1. Abdullah, T.A. and Zeidenstein, S.A. (1982). Village Women of Bangladesh: Prospects for Change. Pergamon Press,
    2. Oxford.
    3. BBS (2006). Statistical Pocket Book of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Division, Ministry of
    4. Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
    5. Goldin, C. (1995). In: Investment in Women’s Human Capital, Schultz T.P. (ed) The University of Chicago Press.
    6. Hossain, M. et al. (2004). Nature and Impact of Women’s Participation in Economic Activities in Rural Bangladesh:
    7. Insights from Household Surveys. Working Paper No. 20, Lund University, Department of Economics,
    8. Lund, Sweden.
    9. Jahan, I. (1990). ‘Country Paper-Bangladesh’ in Gender Issues in Agriculture: Papers and Proceedings of the Regional
    10. Conference on Gender Issues in Agriculture (Manila, 5-6 December) ADB and UNIFEM, pp.189-200.
    11. Jordans, E. and Zwarteveen, M. (1997). A Well of One’s Own: Gender Analysis of Irrigation Programme in Bangladesh,
    12. International Irrigation Management Institute, Colombo
    13. Rothschild, S., and Mahmud, S. (1989). Women’s Roles in Agriculture: Present Trends and Potential for Growth.
    14. Bangladesh Agriculture Sector Review, UNDP and UNIFEM, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
    15. Shirin, M. (1995). In: Success Stories of Women in Agriculture: Proceedings of a National Workshop on Case Studies,
    16. Ahmed, U. and Miah M.A.H. (eds.). Bangladesh Agricultural Research council, Dhaka, pp25-33.
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