The present study was conducted to find out extent of participation of farmwomen in vegetable cultivation. The sample consisted of randomly selected 100 farmwomen from Machavaram Mandal of Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Findings revealed that 60 percent respondents fell in the category of medium level of participation. An activities predominantly performed by the farmwomen includes sowing, intercultural operations, transplanting and preparation of vegetables for marketing. Joint participation of man and woman was observed in activities - application of manure and fertilizer, preparation of solution for spray, spray of insecticide and harvesting. Majority of the respondents were not involved in activities like seed selection, irrigation and procurement of inputs, plant protection and selling of vegetables.

Keyword: Vegetable Cultivation, Procurement, Plant Protection