Gender Differences in Possession of Land and Livestock in Rural Sikkim: A Brief Overview

Kesang Wangmo Bhutia¹

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.10 , Issue.12 , pp.81-87, Dec-2024

Online published on Dec 31, 2024

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Abstract :
The present study analyses the gender differences in possession of land and livestock in rural Sikkim: a brief overview. A comprehensive survey was undertaken by using multi stage random sampling method to collect data from four different villages in Sikkim viz. Upper Legship village from Rabong block, South district comprising of 46 households; Bop village from Chungthang block, North district containing 25 households; Nazitam village from Martam block, East district constituting of 79 households and Lagay village from Gyalshing block, West district comprising of 62 households. It is found that in the study area, 82 percent of the land is registered in favour of men, 12 percent in favour of women and 6 percent in favour of both (joint registration). Regarding ownership position of the livestock in the study area, it is found that except in case of pig and poultry, the ownership favours the male counterparts which reveal gender differences in possession of land and livestock in rural Sikkim. Hence, it is significant to study “Gender Differences in Possession of Land and Livestock in Rural Sikkim”.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Rural Sikkim, Possession of land and livestock, Gender Differences

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