PARTICIPATION OF THE BODO WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL AND ALLIED OPERATIONS : A CASE STUDY IN BAKSADISTRICT OF ASSAM, INDIA
DETSUNG SWARGIARY, JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW,
DEPT. OF FOLKLORE RESEARCH, GAUHATI UNIVERSITY, ASSAM, INDIA detswargiary@gmail.com ABSTRACT The women in the Bodo society occupy a crucial place. They play a vital role in social, cultural, religious and economic means of life in their society. The Bodo women of village folk actively participate in agricultural and allied sectors and thereby contribute in economic upliftment of their family. The agricultural activities that the Bodo women involve are sowing, harvesting, and weeding. In the mean time, the allied agricultural operations include piggery, poultry, …show more content…
F) FINDINGS : The major findings of the study can be revealed as under –
i) The study investigatesthat the agricultural and allied operations play a crucial role in income generation for the Bodo women. But, their incomes are not taken into account in the total family income. The sowing, weeding activities are performed only by women in Bodo society where the poultry, piggery, animal husbandry are also actively maintained by the women in their society. ii) TheBodo women are associated with the agricultural and allied operations in the manner of their traditional culture. They are not much aware of the scientific ways and the Government schemes. Lack of education is the root cause for this. iii) The Government’s nodal agencies do not take necessary steps to reach different government productive schemes in the remote rural areas. iv) Some of the Bodo women do not get prior opportunities to utilise their earnings independently.
v) The women especially the Bodo women in agricultural sector are deprived of receiving a legal amount of wages for their
DETSUNG SWARGIARY, JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW,
DEPT. OF FOLKLORE RESEARCH, GAUHATI UNIVERSITY, ASSAM, INDIA detswargiary@gmail.com ABSTRACT The women in the Bodo society occupy a crucial place. They play a vital role in social, cultural, religious and economic means of life in their society. The Bodo women of village folk actively participate in agricultural and allied sectors and thereby contribute in economic upliftment of their family. The agricultural activities that the Bodo women involve are sowing, harvesting, and weeding. In the mean time, the allied agricultural operations include piggery, poultry, …show more content…
F) FINDINGS : The major findings of the study can be revealed as under –
i) The study investigatesthat the agricultural and allied operations play a crucial role in income generation for the Bodo women. But, their incomes are not taken into account in the total family income. The sowing, weeding activities are performed only by women in Bodo society where the poultry, piggery, animal husbandry are also actively maintained by the women in their society. ii) TheBodo women are associated with the agricultural and allied operations in the manner of their traditional culture. They are not much aware of the scientific ways and the Government schemes. Lack of education is the root cause for this. iii) The Government’s nodal agencies do not take necessary steps to reach different government productive schemes in the remote rural areas. iv) Some of the Bodo women do not get prior opportunities to utilise their earnings independently.
v) The women especially the Bodo women in agricultural sector are deprived of receiving a legal amount of wages for their