Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: November | Volume: 7 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 68-81
Tribal Women and Economic Significance: A Comprehensive Study
Appala Naidu Pappala
Post-Doctoral Fellow (ICSSR), Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003.
ABSTRACT
This study conducted from 9th February to 3rd March 2020, interviewed a total of 46 tribal women farmers aged 15-49 included the pregnant women and lactating mothers were selected randomly in a comprehensive view. It aims to determine about the patterns and dynamics of tribal women's participation in economic activities, and also recognized hard work in performance of the agriculture and podu operations from the Lotheru village in ITDA Paderu revenue division of Visakhapatnam district. Empirical data about aspects of socio-economic and demographic profile, work participation, occupational distribution and occupational classification collected with the help of anthropological tools and techniques such as observations, case studies and discussions. All data were coded and analyzed with the SPSS-18 version. On the basis of findings, the highest percentage of tribal women belonged to marginal, poor income and low literacy farmer groups. The participation of tribal women was reported that the higher significantly in the agro-economic activities can be categorized like seed selection included hulling and inter-cultivation, whereas in case of land preparation, showing, harvest and post-harvest activities.
Keywords: Economic Significance, Lotheru, Tribal Women, Work Participation.
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