Women at the frontline of climate change

Activity profiles for agriculture production by gender - Nepal and India

Animal husbandary

Agricultural production

Household work

Agricultural production

Total hours: 2.12

1

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

Animal husbandry

7

8

9

10

14

11 12 13

Household work

Total hours: 13.90

WOMEN-HEADED MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS

MEN-HEADED MIGRANT OR NON-MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS

Note: Based on research surveys conducted in 12 villages in 6 districts in India (Jain, A., 2010) and Nepal (Lama, K., 2010).

Source: Verma, R., Choudhury, D., Khadka, M., Jain, A. and Lama, K., forthcoming, 'Feminization' of Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in the Himalayas, IFAD funded project, Kathmandu: Nepal

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