Women play a significant and crucial role in agricultural development and allied fields. It is most unfortunate that the role of women in agriculture has not highlighted. By and large they have remained invisible workers. Therefore, efforts were made to analyze the work performed by women in agriculture. The study was undertaken in Samastipur district of Bihar. A total of 100 farm women selected as respondents through proportionate random sampling. The selected respondents were interviewed personally using pre-tested well structured interview schedule. The data were analysed using appropriate statistical tool. The findings showed that preservation of grains, preservation of seeds, winnowing and harvesting were the major post-harvest farm operations mainly performed by farm women. Women farmer participated least in pre-harvest agricultural operations and mostly in wedding.
Participation of farm women, Role performance, Pre-harvest activities, Post-harvest activities
