Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
L Bangari, Dr. M Prasuna, Dr. R Neela Rani and Dr. P Janaki Srinath

Abstract:
The present study was undertaken to study the involvement of farm women in post-harvest activities of horticulture. A total sample of 120 farm women were selected through the purposive random sampling method. The Ex-post research design was used for the study. The study was conducted using a structured interview schedule. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, and mean percent scores. In the study, the result revealed that majority of the respondents belonged to the middle age group (65.80%), illiterates (54.20%) with farming (58.33%) as an occupation, Rs. 60,000-90,000 income group (33.30%) with small (2.5-5 acres) landholding (29.20%) with medium extension contact (53.30%). The majority of the farm women were involved in the collection of produce (77.50%), sorting (73.70%), cleaning &washing (72.20%), distribution and sale (71.90%), transportation (66.90%), grading (50.80%), packing (46.90%) and storage (11.10%).