Role Performance of Rural Women in Agricultural Activities

In Indian society, women have a multi-dimensional role. Rural women play a significant role in agriculture activities such as seeding, transplanting, weeding fertilizer application, plant protection, harvesting, processing, storage etc. The present study was conducted in Morar block of Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh. Total 120 rural women were selected for the study. Large majority (62.50%) of the respondent had medium level of participation. The finding leads to conclude that participation of rural women in agriculture activities were significant positive relationship with education, farming experience, annual income, extension participation, source of information, attitude toward agriculture and knowledge about agriculture activities. Age and marital status did not exert any association with level of participation in agriculture activities.