Women play a significant and crucial role in increasing production, besides carrying the double burden of looking after the household chores and taking care of the family. The data revealed a low level of independent participation in major crop production, post harvest and entrepreneurial activities. However, joint participation was evident in case of livestock management and allied homestead activities. Most of the household related tasks were independently performed by rural women. It is obvious that age has no significant relationship with participation. A negative relationship between socio-economic status and participation all the activities was found. Extension agencies should strengthen the training programmes for women in farm and home related aspects so as to deliver the knowledge and skill first hand to them.
