65% of female workers are engaged in agriculture and the majority are labourers. The Women Farmer’s Entitlement Bill, 2011 highlighted that while women constitute more than 60% of the workforce in agriculture, their entitlements are often neglected.
The State of Food and Agriculture 2010-11 argues that there is a productivity gap between men and women farmers because of different levels of access to productive resources and assets.
There are several policy initiatives being taken to tackle the issues. One of these is the Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojan, being implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development
