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Rural Women Access to Credit and Resourcesin Dairy Farming in Haryana

Anika Malik, Gautam and Kamaldeep

Abstract

rural women to credit and resources are considered as main pillars for women empowerment in dairy sector. This paper reveals rural women ’s access to financial services, a key factor of successful dairy development strategies and to income and non income benefits generated from animals keeping. The study was conducted in Hisar district of Haryana state with a sample size of 120 rural women engaged in dairy farming. But access to outside finance source appeared constrained though there was reasonable degree of access to family resources for routine matters like purchasing feed, mineral mixture, medicines, etc. Women did ’t seem to enjoy the free access to finance. Their access to non income benefits was better as compared to income benefits in animal husbandry. The money generated from animal products selling such as milk and milk products and dung cakes was received by women but income generated from sale of animals go in hand of men. It appears that patriarchal system is prevalent and is facilitating dominance & control of men over the animal resources in rural areas. Revisiting the idea of gender empowerment through livestock is suggested

Keyword: Livestock, Rural women, Empowerment, Credit , Resources

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