Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Achugatla Kesav Kumar, Adarsh Kumar, Ramasubramanian Vaidhyanathan, Hari Lal Kushwaha, Debashish Chakraborty and Bhoopal Singh Tomar

Abstract:
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) is a major commercial crop in India. A study was carried out among 120 tobacco farmworkers in Andhra Pradesh, India. Two soil regions (Northern light and Southern light soils) were selected to collect data through personal interviews among tobacco farmworkers with the help of a developed survey proforma. Out of 120 farmworkers, 64 (53%) were males and 56 (47%) were females. Illiteracy was higher in females (77%) than in males (50%). The ownership of landholding among males was 1-2 acres in 7.81%, 2-4 acres in 1.56%, more than 4 acres in 4.69% and 85.94% were landless. Female workers did not own any land and depended on daily farm activities and other work for sustainability. The distribution of local and migrant workers differed among genders; 33(76%) males and 57(43%) females.