Commercial Vegetable Farming and Its Impact on Women Empowerment: A Case Study on Hemja VDC Kaski
Date
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Central Department of Rural Development Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu
Abstract
This thesis report entitled Commercial Vegetable Farming And
its Impact on Women Empowerment: A Study on Hemja VDC Kaski
District an analysis of women status in the study area. The main
objectives of the study are to find out the socio-economic status of
women in the study area, to determine the level of empowerment before
and after commercial vegetable farming and in sum to identify the impact
of commercial vegetable farming.
This thesis also oriented to find out the women empowerment
status in relation to awareness, capacity building, participation in
resource mobilization and decision making that lead empowerment and
also strengthening women’s institution leading to sustainability.
The field survey was conducted in November _ December
2011.Both primary and secondary data and various research techniques
have been used. Both quantitative and qualitative information have been
collected from the field. The study was based on exploratory and
descriptive research design. Field study was undertaken using
questionnaire, group discussion and checklist.
This study is oriented to find the socio economic condition and
problems of women from adopting the commercial vegetable production.
The study was carried out in Hemja VDC. The majority of the settlement
are Brahmin followed by Chhetri, Dalit and others. In the study area the
total population of female is 5519 out of them 1085 women are adopting
commercial vegetable farming. Among the women farmers only 50
women farmers were selected purposively.
Literacy is one of the prerequisite steps for overall development of
individuals and community as well. This study shows the women literacy
rate is 88 percent. 54 percent can just read and write. But only 8 percent
vi
attained higher than S.L.C. However, the situation in literacy has been
improving overtime due their economic independence.
Nepali social norms and taboos discourage women for decision-
making in all sphere of life especially for rural women. In the study area
out of 50 respondent 62 percent of them participate in their household
decision-making process. But 24 percent of them never participate on
household decision-making process.
Gradually, commercial vegetable farming bring a positive result
on women’s livelihood on the basis of education, economic access,
awareness level. Commercial vegetable farming give house to
houseless. Social status and identity to the rural women farmers