The purpose of this book is to explore and present the historical, current, and future developments related to gender roles in agriculture. The book is divided into three sections: Gender in Agriculture Development (Part I), Gender in Allied Sectors of Agriculture (Part II), and Data, Tools, and Approaches in Gender Analysis (Part III). These sections aim to illustrate the existing gender-based disparities.

This book provides information about gender aspects in Indian agriculture, including policies, initiatives, and fills the gap in literature on gender roles in this sector. The book also covers the impacts of gender roles and their effects on different cultural and geographical areas of Indian agriculture and allied sectors in the context of globalization, urbanization, climate change, and the Covid-19 pandemic.

This book is intended for academics, researchers, students, and social workers who are committed to achieving a gender-neutral world.

Part-I: Gender in Agriculture Development

   1.   Gender in Agriculture: A Development Perspective

         Binoo P. Bonny, Akhil Ajith and Lokesh S.

   2.   Gender Disaggregated Data in Agriculture

         Mathura Swaminathan and S. Niyati

   3.   Gender Advocacy for Food and Nutritional Security

         Ruchira Bhattacharya

   4.   Design and Implementation of Gender Sensitive Extension Programmes

         Nimisha Mittal and Rasheed Sulaiman V.

   5.   Public Private Partnership for Gender Mainstreaming in Agriculture

         K. Ponnusamy

   6.   Gender in Agriculture Research: Trends Over the Years

         Jayasree Krishnankutty, Shilpa Karat and Shinoji K.C.

   7.   Gender Dimensions in Natural Resource Management

          Prema, A., Hema M. and Jyotsna C.

   8.   Climate Change and Gender Vulnerabilities in Agriculture

        Chitra Parayil, Aiswarya.T.P. and Binoo P. Bonny

   9.   Gender Sensitization: A Step Towards Gender Inclusive Development

          Sreeram Vishnu and Archana Bhatt

10.   Gender-Sensitive Monitoring and Evaluation: Prospects and Challenges

          Archana Raghavan Sathyan and Anu Susan Sam

Part-II: Gender in Allied Sectors of Agriculture

11.   Gender Responsive Agribusiness Development: An Indian Perspective

         K.P. Sudheer, Sreelakshmi K. Unni and Ann Annie Shaju

12.   Gender in Household Nutrition and Community Health

         T.V. Hymavathi

13.   Gender and Livestock Development

         Reeja George P.

14.   Gender Roles in Fisheries and Aquaculture

        Tanuja S., H.K. De, G.S. Saha, I. Sivaraman, S.K. Swain and S.K. Srivastava

15.   Gender Perspectives in Forest Management

         Parvathy Venugopal and Abha Manohar, K.

16.   Gender Friendly Tools and Equipments in Farm Mechanization

         Suma Nair, Suresh A. and Ayisha Mangat

Part-III: Tools and Approaches in Gender Analysis

17.   Gender Analysis: Strategies and Tools

         Sabita Mishra

18.   Gender Budgeting: A Tool for Women Empowerment

         Smitha S. and Sulaja O.R.

19.   Access and Adoption of Agricultural Technology and Interventions: A Gender Analysis

         Anu Susan Sam and Archana Raghavan Sathyan

20.   Extension Toolkits for Gender Responsive Value Chain Development

         Aparna Radhakrishnan and Allan Thomas

21.   Empowerment Through Rural Women Collectives

        Sulaja O.R. and Smitha S.

22.   Emotional Intelligence in Gender Empowerment History: Reality and Challenges

        Devi Soumyaja

23.   Property Entitlement: Introspection on Women Rights

       Adv. Linipriya Vasan