Participation of farm women in value addition of farm produce and constraints faced by them

Women have a crucial role in agriculture mostly dominated in processing sector which helps in growth of economic section of Indian society, where agriculture has been pivotal part, to reduce the wastage of agriculture produce. The patriarchal society has always neglected the hard work of farm women though their role is nourishing the society. So, the present study was conducted to obtain the information regarding participation of women in activities of value addition of farm produce and problems faced by them. The study was conducted in Ludhiana district of Punjab state and simple random sampling was used in selection of 120 farm women. Personal interview schedule was used for data collection. The result showed that farm women lack basic infrastructure, technical knowledge in adding value of farm produce at local or commercial level as well as they face problems of personal constraints.