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Socio-Economic Analysis of Women Commercial Farmer of Godavari Municipality on Lalitpur District of Nepal

Received: 6 November 2022     Accepted: 30 November 2022     Published: 15 April 2023
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Nepalese economy is dominated by agriculture; gross domestic product and national income volume are influences it. In agriculture sector gender issues have become a common area of concern at global, regional and national level. In the context of Nepal ownership of land as well as commercial farmer of women are very low to compare man. This research tries to analyze the socio-economic status of women commercial farming of the Godavari municipality. In Godavari municipality 4, Badikhel there are 30 women commercial farmer and they all were selected as sample for this research. Primary information was collected through the questioner survey method on the sample population. This study had used an explorative, descriptive and analytical framework to evaluate the impact of the commercial farming. Women’s participation in vegetable farming has changed women’s lifestyle in positive way. Women were more involved in plantation, weeding, collection and transportation than man. Women are involved in decision making for post vegetable cultivation as well as that helps to run the family smoothly through increase their household income and consumption. After engaging in the vegetable farming, it has improved in participation of women for domestic decision making.

Published in American Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics (Volume 8, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajere.20230801.12
Page(s) 7-12
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Socio-Economic, Women, Commercial and Farming

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  • Department of Economics, Patan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal

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