Gender division of labour in agriculture and household activities Nepal and India

Marketing

Milking Cows Milk processing Dung collection

Cleaning/bathing

Water collection Feeding

Fodder collection Grain Storage

Land Preparation Ploughing

Manuring

Seed Purchase Sowing

Weeding Harvesting Processing Marketing

Milking Cows Milk processing Dung collection

Cleaning/bathing

Water collection Feeding

WOMEN-HEADED MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS

Marketing

Milking Cows Milk processing Dung collection

Cleaning/bathing

Water collection Feeding

Fodder collection Grain Storage Notes:

1. Activity observed in Nepal only Based on research surveys conducted in 12 villages in 6 districts in India (Jain, A., 2010) and Nepal (Lama, K., 2010).

Source: Verma, R., Choudhury, D., Khadka, M., Jain, A. and Lama, K., forthcoming, 'Feminization' of Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in the Himalayas, IFAD funded project, Kathmandu: Nepal

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Land Preparation Ploughing

Manuring

Seed Purchase Sowing

Weeding Harvesting Processing MEN-HEADED MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS 1 Fodder collection Grain Storage 1

Land Preparation Ploughing

1 Manuring

Seed Purchase Sowing

Weeding Harvesting Processing

Marketing

Milking Cows Milk processing Dung collection

Cleaning/bathing 1

Land Preparation Ploughing

Manuring

Seed Purchase Sowing

Water collection Feeding

Fodder collection Grain Storage Weeding Harvesting Processing