207 Hkkjrh; oS Kkfud ,oa vkS |ks fxd vuq la /kku if=kdk o"kZ 19 vad 2 fnlEcj 2011 i`- 207-210 Hkkjr ds 'kq"d {ks=k esa okfudh ,oa i'kqikyu esa efgykvksa dh Hkkxhnkjh uohu dqekj ckSgjk] izeksn dqekj*, Mh ds feJk] ,u ds fyEck ,oa lfjrk eqFkk 'kq"d ou vuqla/kku laLFkku] tks/kiqj ¼jktLFkku½ *oSKkfud] ou vuqla/kku laLFkku] nsgjknwu ¼mÙkjk[kaM½ lkjka'k % lkjka'k % lkjka'k % lkjka'k % lkjka'k % if'peh jktLFkku ds tSlyesj ftys ds 9 xkaoksa esa okfudh ,oa i'kqikyu esa efgykvksa dh Hkkxhnkjh ls lacaf/kr ,d v/;;u fd;k x;kA ?kjksa dks jS.Me LksEifyax fof/k }kjk p;fur fd;k x;kA ;g v/;;u efgykvksa dh d`f"k] okfudh] tkuojksa] vkfFkZd fØ;kvksa ,oa ?kjsyw dk;ksZa esa Hkkxhnkjh Kkr djus ds mís'; ls fd;k x;kA v/;;u ds ifj.kkeksa ds vuqlkj efgykvksa dh tkuojkas dh fØ;kvksa esa Hkkxhnkjh 60&80» Kkr gqbZ tcfd ?kjsyw dk;ksZa esa ;g vkadM+k 'kr&izfr'kr ik;k x;kA v/;;u ds nkSjku ;g Hkh Kkr fd;k x;k fd vkfFkZd ekeys ¼;Fkk ekdsZfVax] chtksa@tkuojksa dh [kjhn½ iw.kZ :i ls leqnk; ds iq#"k oxksZa }kjk fd, tkrs gSaA ;g 'kks/k&i=k efgykvksa dh d`f"k] okfudh ,oa ykbQLVkby fØ;kvksa esa Hkkxhnkjh ls lacaf/kr gSA Participation of women in forestry and livestock activities in the arid region of India N K Bohra, Pramod Kumar*, D K Mishra, N.K. Limba & Sarita Mutha Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhur (Rajasthan) *Scientist, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (Uttrakhand) Abstract A study on the participation on the women in forestry and livestock activities in the arid region of India was undertaken with special reference to nine villages of Jaisalmer district in Western Rajasthan. Households were selected on random sampling method. The survey was carried out with an objective to study women participation in agricultural, forestry, livestock, economic activities and household activities. Study reveals that women participation in livestock activities is between 60 and 80% whereas, in household activities contribution is almost 100 per cent. It was found that financial matters (i.e marketing and procurement of seeds / animals etc) are solely managed by the male members of the society. The research paper deals with the contribution of women in agricultural, forestry and household activities. izLrkouk izkphu dky ls gh xzkeh.k vFkZO;oLFkk ds lq/kkj ,oa muds vkfFkZ d fodkl es a ouks a dk egRoiw .kZ ;ks xnku jgk gS A ou] ekuo ,oa tkuojksa gsrq vusd izdkj ls mi;ksxh gksrs gaSA ouksa ls u dsoy bekjrh ydM+h oju~ vusd izdkj ds vdk"B inkFkZ ;Fkk xksan] cht] Qy] nokb;ka vkfn Hkh izkIr gksrs gSaA ouksa esa jgus okys vkfnoklh vius thou ;kiu gs rq iw .kZ r% ouks a ij gh fuHkZ j jgrs gS a A bu vdk"B ou mRiknks a dks ;s vkfnoklh ,d=k dj mUgs a cktkj es a vPNs Hkkoks a es a cs p ns rs gS a A eq [;r% efgykvks a dh Hkkxhnkjh bu vdk"B ou mRiknks a dks ,d=k djus ,oa tkuojksa ds j[k&j[kko laca/kh dk;ksZa esa vR;Ur egRoiw.kZ gksrh gSA orZ eku ,oa iw oZ es a efgykvks a dh mi;ks xh Hkkxhnkjh ds la ca /k es a fd, x, 'kk s /kk s a ls irk pyrk gS fd bu lHkh dk;k s Z a es a bruk egRoiw .k Z ;ksxnku gksus ds ckotwn budk Js; ux.; ekuk tkrk gSA Hkkjr esa xz keh.k@'kgjh {ks =kks a es a ,oa lHkh dk;ks Z a es a gj iz dkj ds dk;Z es a efgyk,a yxHkx gj dk;Zjr ?kaVs esa dk;Z'khy jgrh gSaA 'kq"d {ks=kksa dh ifjfLFkfr;ka u dsoy yksxksa oju~ tkuojksa] ikniksa lHkh ds fy, dfBure jgrh gSaA bl izdkj dh foijhr ikfjfLFkfrdh esa Hkh