@article{Kumari_2021, title={Participation of Household Women in Undertaking Plant Health Management Practices in Home Gardens}, volume={32}, url={https://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/579}, DOI={10.26725/JEE.2020.3.32.6560-6565}, abstractNote={<p><em>Women in the agricultural sector in India, particularly in Bihar face many socio-economic, </em><em>educational and legal obstacles in realizing benefits of their efforts. This study assessed the role of women </em><em>in untertaking plant health management practices in home gardens. One hundred households were </em><em>interviewed and data were analyzed. The study indicated that decisions related to vegetable production </em><em>and marketing within home gardens were mainly taken by women while the decisions on cereal and pulse </em><em>crop production, management and utilization were made mainly by men. Men were the main decision </em><em>makers in the management and utilization of cash crops that grow in the home garden. From the surveyed </em><em>households, women were main decision makers for the management, consumption and marketing of </em><em>fruit plants. In livestock production and management men were responsible for making decisions in large </em><em>animals like cows while women had very little contribution on deciding about large ruminants. It was </em><em>found that labor-intensive activities like land preparation, planting activities and marketing of products </em><em>were mainly done by men while seed preservation, manuring, weeding and storage of produce were </em><em>mainly done by women. The average time women spend in the home garden was six to eight hour/week </em><em>while men spend four to five hours a week. Policies and strategies need to be developed to enhance the </em><em>benefits of home gardens to both men and women.</em></p>}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Extension Education}, author={Kumari, Vandana}, year={2021}, month={Oct.} }