Rainfed rice - IRRI books - International Rice Research Institute

Features of some typical rainfed
villages of eastern Uttar Pradesh
The majority of households belong to the lower
castes having small and medium landholdings.
Farmers diversify crops for food and animal
fodder.
Participation of women in rice farming is based
on caste.
There are gender-specific tasks or degrees of
work specialisation in rice production.
Men have higher off-farm earnings in cities/
towns than women.
More men in villages near the cities are engaged
in non-farm employment.
There is a wide gender gap in education and
women’s lack of access to technical knowledge.
Animals constitute an integral component of a
mixed system.
Women’s activities in animal management
Gender, Labour and Rainfed Technology
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Taking charge of dairy animals for additional source of income.
Collecting daily green fodder and grazing the animals.
Collecting cow dung, making cow dung cakes and sticks to save fuel costs for the family.
The number of animals raised per household and the lack of green animal fodder have
many implications for women’s time and labour.
Labour use in rice cultivation according to gender and class in Mungeshpur village
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