ABSTRACT

Drawing on the findings of an extensive questionnaire-based survey conducted in two Indian states of West Bengal and Gujarat, this paper investigates whether the concentration of women's labour contributions to agriculture has improved their autonomy in decision-making. It shows that women's labour burdens have increased without associated benefits, and raises the question of the invisibility of the ‘preparatory work' that women do on and off the farm to support agriculture. The findings lead to the conclusion that for farming in India to thrive and ensure fulfilling lives for women farmers, the policymakers need to address rural women’s discontent.

中文翻译：

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女人喜欢种地吗？印度农村妇女的农业负担日益加重的证据

摘要

本文借鉴在印度西孟加拉邦和古吉拉特邦两个邦进行的广泛问卷调查的结果，调查女性劳动力对农业的贡献是否提高了她们的决策自主权。它表明妇女的劳动负担在没有相关福利的情况下增加了，并提出了妇女在农场内外为支持农业所做的“准备工作”是不可见的问题。调查结果得出的结论是，为了使印度的农业蓬勃发展并确保女性农民过上充实的生活，政策制定者需要解决农村妇女的不满情绪。