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In India, women predominantly carry out many of the labour-intensive tasks in agriculture. This study aimed to assess the drudgery involved in female-dominated activities within groundnut cultivation and to introduce drudgery-reducing technologies to alleviate the identified challenges. The research was conducted in selected villages of Dungarpur District, Rajasthan, using a multi-stage sampling method. The drudgery experienced by women in groundnut cultivation was evaluated across six parameters. The findings revealed that the highest drudgery was associated with physical load (17.77), followed by musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) load (16.70), repetitive load (11.19), physiological load (8.17), time load (8.17), and the lowest was postural load (7.89). The overall average drudgery load for groundnut cultivation was 70.03 out of 150, indicating a moderate to heavy drudgery level. The introduction of two improved technologies for stripping and decortication significantly reduced drudgery and enhanced work efficiency for the respondents.

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Technological Intervention for Reducing Drudgery in Groundnut Cultivation

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年

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  • Suman Singh,
  • Hemu Rathore,
  • Geetanjali Waiker,
  • Rekha Vyas,
  • Anjali Juyal,
  • Thodeti Manasa,
  • Bipasha Bhomick,
  • Anushka Tiwari

摘要

In India, women predominantly carry out many of the labour-intensive tasks in agriculture. This study aimed to assess the drudgery involved in female-dominated activities within groundnut cultivation and to introduce drudgery-reducing technologies to alleviate the identified challenges. The research was conducted in selected villages of Dungarpur District, Rajasthan, using a multi-stage sampling method. The drudgery experienced by women in groundnut cultivation was evaluated across six parameters. The findings revealed that the highest drudgery was associated with physical load (17.77), followed by musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) load (16.70), repetitive load (11.19), physiological load (8.17), time load (8.17), and the lowest was postural load (7.89). The overall average drudgery load for groundnut cultivation was 70.03 out of 150, indicating a moderate to heavy drudgery level. The introduction of two improved technologies for stripping and decortication significantly reduced drudgery and enhanced work efficiency for the respondents.