Role of Gender in Biodiversity Conservation and Management : A Study in the Context of Agriculture in Alibaug Maharashtra
Keywords:
Conservation, Crop, Seed Diversity, Gender Relation, Socioeconomic, Food Crop.Abstract
The study is focused on the role of gender in conservation and management in crop diversity and verities and reported on the findings of the study in four villages of Alibaug Maharashtra. 25-25 respondents for men and women had been surveyed with questionnaire and interviewed in-depth followed by focus groups conducted for men and women which provided the means of cross checking responses. The results indicated that food crop diversity and variety management is mainly done by women while men have great influence over cash crops. Women are responsible for selection, processing and storage as well as home garden practices. Hence, we concluded that role of gender in crop seed diversity and varieties in selection, processing and storage contribute significantly to the human and put a great impact for the cultural and socioeconomic management and conservation of agro biodiversity.
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