Discuss the various economic and socio-cultural forces that are driving the increasing feminization of agriculture in India.
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Supplies data on feminisation of agriculture and the economic and socio-cultural forces behind it.
- Rural female labour force participation rose from 24.6% in 2017-18 to 47.6% in 2023-24 (PLFS), driven largely by women's self-employment in agriculture.
- About 77% of rural women workers are in agriculture, and male out-migration to cities has left more farm work to women.
- Social norms keep land with sons despite the 2005 inheritance amendment, and women's work is often recorded as 'helper' or unpaid family labour.