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What is the main reason behind the feminization of agricultural labour force in India? |
The migration of men from villages to cities as casual labourers. The tradition of matrilineal inheritance gave the responsibility of agriculture primarily to women. The majority of the agricultural labour is women's labour Drinking habits of the men in villages have forced women to work in fields |
The migration of men from villages to cities as casual labourers. |
The largescale circulation of labour has had several significant effects on rural society, in both the receiving and the supplying regions. For instance, in poor areas where male family members spend much of the year working outside of their villages, cultivation has become primarily a female task. Women are also emerging as the main source of agricultural labour, leading to the ‘feminisation of agricultural labour force. |
