The term feminisation of agricultural labour force refers to which of…

The correct answer is Option (1) → Women becoming the main source of labour on farms

Option (1) Women becoming the main source of labour on farms — Correct. Feminisation of the agricultural labour force means women are emerging as the main source of farm labour. It happens in poor areas where men spend much of the year working outside their villages, so cultivation becomes mainly a female task.

Option (2) Women earning equal wages with men for similar farm work — Incorrect. Women still earn lower wages than men for similar work, and this adds to their insecurity. Equal pay has not come about, and it is not what the term describes.

Option (3) Women's farm work being counted in official statistics as earners — Incorrect. Until recently, women were hardly visible in official statistics as earners and workers. That is about how women's work is recorded. The term describes women becoming the main workforce on farms.

Option (4) Women joining migrant labour streams to Green Revolution regions — Incorrect. In the circulation of labour, it is mainly men who migrate out in search of work and better wages. Women are often left behind in the villages, and that is why farm work falls to them.