Sunday, 11 November 2018

How to approach mains questions? Part-2

Question
Discuss the various economic and socio-cultural forces that are driving increasing feminization of agriculture in India.

What is Feminization of Agriculture
 -- Increase in women participation in agriculture sector as cultivator, agriculturer or labourer, Double burden

Any report or data or fact
 -- due to migration of men from rural areas to urban areas in search of alternative source of income as per Economic survey 2017-18
 -- Inclusive transformative Agricultural policy

What are the social, economic and cultural causes?
-- Migration of men
-- Poverty
-- Gender wage differential
-- High demand for agricultural labourer
-- Increasing feminization of old age - Due to greater life expectancy, women outlive
-- Traditionally acceptable work for women in Indian culture 






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