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Women in Rice Farming

Nurul Hoque Choudhury
Chief Scientific Officer and Head
Grain Quality and Nutrition Division, BRRI, Gazipur

Bilkis Banu
Senior Scientific Officer
Grain Quality and Nutrition Division, BRRI, Gazipur

Khandaker Aminul Kabir
Principal Scientific officer
Grain Quality and Nutrition Division, BRRI, Gazipur

Fatema Begum
Senior Scientific Officer
Grain Quality and Nutrition Division, BRRI, Gazipur

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Women in the rice farming systems team surveyed 248 families of Maona village in Sreepur and found 44% landless, 24% marginal, 19% small, 15% medium and only 4% big farmers. About 50% of the population was female. Of the woman population, 74% women were married, 13% unmarried, 9% divorced, 2% separated and 2% widowed. Very few women were involved in jobs. Non availability of jobs, lack of capital and marketable skill were the major constraints for women’s nonparticipation in income earning activities.

Keywords: Rice, Women and Farming

Location: Grain Quality and Nutrition Division laboratory, BRRI HQ

Start Date: 01-07-1990

End Date: 01-06-1991

Program Area: Quality and Nutrition

Commodity: Rice

Objectives:

To identify the status of women in the family,
To find out the time spent by women in household affairs, farm and nonfarm activities.

Methodology:

The village had 248 families surveyed for general information and individual women status. Women in the rice farming systems team surveyed of Maona village in Sreepur Upazilla of Gazipur district. Face to face survey was conducted for this purpose.

Source of Information: BRRI Annual Report 1990-1991

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Funding Source:

1. Government

Budget:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

The village had 248 families surveyed for general information and individual women status. They were 44% landless, 28% marginal, 19% small, 15% medium and only 4% were big farmers. About 50% of the population was female. More than 46% of the family had 5-7 members. Of the adult population, 28% male and 41% female had no education.

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