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Gender Participation in Cauliflower Seed Production at Sadar Upazila of Tangail District in Bangladesh

M. E. HAQUE
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh

S. S. HASAN
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh

A. SARKER
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The purpose of the study was to ascertain gender participation, particularly proportionate involvement of male and female in cauliflower seed production and also to identify the relationship between the selected characteristics of the farm households and their participation in cauliflower seed production in four intensive cauliflower seed producing villages of Sadar Upazila under Tangail District. A sample size of 70 respondents were interviewed by using an interview schedule. The study reveals that women played a significant role in cauliflower seed production along with their male counterparts. However, there were variations in participation in different activities performed for the production of cauliflower seed. A clear gender specific division of labor existed in farm families. Women were more involved in less laboring activities, such as gap filling, plant protection, scooping, drying and storage. While men were mostly involved in land preparation, manure and fertilizer collection and application, transportation in the field and weeding and mulching. A varied level of male-female joint involvement was observed. Involvement of women was minimum in land preparation while least involved in seed storage. Women's participation in different activities of cauliflower seed production increased with the decrease of family size, farm size, annual income and educational level of the family head of the farm households

Keywords: Gender participation, Cauliflower, Seed production.

Location: Gala Union under Sadar Upazila of Tangail District

Start Date: 00-03-2002

End Date: 00-04-2002

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Cauliflower

Objectives:

1. To describe the socio-economic profile of the farm households involved in cauliflower seed production.

2. To determine gender participation i.e., proportionate involvement of male and female in different activities for the production of cauliflower seed production.

3. To explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the farm households and the gender participation in cauliflower seed production

Methodology:

The villages were Pachbikramhati, Aabikramhati, Rabna and Enayetpur. An updated list of 233 farm households producing cauliflower seed were prepared with the help of the Block Supervisors (BSs) presently known as Sub Assistant Agriculture Officers (SAAOs) from four villages. These farm households were considered as the population of the study. A sample size of 70 was taken from the four villages following a proportionate simple random sampling technique. The entire process of data collection took 30 days from March to April 2002. The dependent variable of the study was gender participation in cauliflower seed production. It required different activities from seedling raising to production and storage of seed. For each of the activities, a simple percent count was done of labor contribution in different activities by the family members and hired labors based on the responses during the survey. The independent variables of the study such as education, family type, family size, farm size and annual income of the farmers were measured by putting numerical scores. For measuring education, a score of 1 was assigned to a respondent for each year of schooling. A respondent who could not read and write fall under illiteracy criteria having a score of 0. Family size was operationally measured by assigning a score of one (1) for each member of the family who jointly lived and ate together. Farm size referred to the hectarage of land area devoted to the maintenance of farming enterprise(s) by a respondent. Annual income of a respondent was determined on the basis of his total earnings from agriculture, service, business and other sources.

Source of Information: J Agric Rural Dev 4(1&2), 169-174, June 2006 ISSN 1810-1860

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Achievement/Findings:

On the basis of the findings it can be concluded that, women played a significant role in cauliflower seed production along with their male counterparts. A clear gender specific division of labor existed in the farm families. Women were more involved in less laboring activities like gap filling, plant protection, scooping, drying and seed storage; while men were mostly involved in land preparation, application of manures and fertilizer, transplantation, weeding and mulching. A varied level of male-female joint involvement was observed in cauliflower seed production. Involvement of female was minimum in land preparation while men were least involved in seed storage. Women's participation in cauliflower seed production increased with the decrease of family size, farm size, annual income and education. Female labor contribution in different activities was higher in nuclear families than those of the extended families.

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