Report of the online discussion titled “Studying Women’s Work: Women Farmers in India” held on March 29, 2021. The speakers were Madhura Swaminathan and Jagmati Sangwan.
The book titled Women and Work in Rural India, edited by Madhura Swaminathan, Shruti Nagbhushan, and V. K. Ramachandran, and published by Tulika Books and the Foundation for Agrarian Studies (FAS), was released on August 25, 2020.
The Foundation for Agrarian Studies conducted a Rapid Assessment Survey to study the impact of Covid-19 on rural India.
A new study by the regional office of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Bangkok, Dynamic Development, Shifting Demographics, Changing Diets, has put together data on trends and key changes in agriculture and nutrition in the Asia-Pacific region.
As part of the project titled “Women’s Work in Agriculture and Rural Production in India”, the Foundation for Agrarian Studies conducted a week-long pilot time-use survey of women in Siresandra village of Kolar district from May 11 to 19, 2017. Fourteen women from different socio-economic backgrounds were chosen for the study.
In a recent Research Note, Yoshifumi Usami and I had examined women’s work in livestock and animal rearing, and we had argued that women constitute the primary work force in the animal resources sector. While we had data on the number of women participating in animal rearing activity, we did not have information on the time spent in animal care. Information on these lines is now available from a pilot time-use survey conducted last week in Siresandra village, Kolar district, Karnataka.
The Kerala State Planning Board appointed a Committee on November 23, 2016 to study the impact of demonetisation and related measures of the Government of India on the economy of the State of Kerala. The Committee submitted an interim report on December 20, 2016.
Madhura Swaminathan is Professor and Head, Economic Analysis Unit, Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore Centre. She is one the Trustees of the Foundation. Webpage
