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Dairy Cattle Rearing by Landless Rural Women in Pondicherry: A Path to Empowerment

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  • S. Ramkumar

    (Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kurumbapet, Pondicherry 605 009)

  • S.V.N. Rao

    (Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kurumbapet, Pondicherry 605 009)

  • Kevin Waldie

    (International and Rural Development Department, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AR, Whiteknights, Reading, UK)

Abstract

Rearing one or two cows for milk is an important source of livelihood for landless women in Pondicherry in south Indin. 1 Possession of dairy animals means more than increased income for them: it means financial security, status, self-confidence and an opportunity to liave some control over their lives. Preferring this alternative to exhnusting agricultural labour, the women are self-employed, with flexible work ing hours and maintain better health as a result. Recognition of the importance of this resource for rural women should be the first step towards improving service delivery to poor landless women rearing dairy cattle.

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  • S. Ramkumar & S.V.N. Rao & Kevin Waldie, 2004. "Dairy Cattle Rearing by Landless Rural Women in Pondicherry: A Path to Empowerment," Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Centre for Women's Development Studies, vol. 11(2), pages 205-222, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indgen:v:11:y:2004:i:2:p:205-222
    DOI: 10.1177/097152150401100204
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    1. Patel, R.K., 1993. "Presidential Address: Present Status and Promise of Dairying in India," Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, vol. 48(1).
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    1. Nidhiya Menon & Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, 2011. "How Access to Credit Affects Self-employment: Differences by Gender during India's Rural Banking Reform," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(1), pages 48-69.
    2. Duraisamy, Thirunavukkarasu & Natchimuthu, Narmatha, 2022. "Factors Driving Discontinuance of Smallholder Dairy Farming -- Evidence From Tamil Nadu, India," Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics (RAAE), Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra, vol. 25(2), December.
    3. Nidhiya Menon & Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, 2013. "Credit and self-employment," Chapters, in: Deborah M. Figart & Tonia L. Warnecke (ed.), Handbook of Research on Gender and Economic Life, chapter 22, pages 359-377, Edward Elgar Publishing.

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