Women in Agriculture

Lesson 16 : Changing Pattern of Rural Families

Development Changes

• Education is gaining importance
• Mass communication media, especially newspaper, television and rural bulletins on agriculture and allied sectors are in use by vast majority of rural population.
• Migration in search of wage and gainful employment due to concentration of - industries and other business sectors, has become vulnerable feature of rural development.
• Mobility to towns and cities for higher education of children is increasing, thereby decreasing attention towards agriculture. Health consciousness and need for health care is also another factor for mobility.
• Diversification in rural livelihoods is rapidly occurring
• Political participation as well as awareness is increasing
• Every development issue of rural life is being tackled through some policy and programme. Thus, the participation of rural population in rural development programmes IS increasing .
• Mortality and morbidity rates are in declining direction, might be due to increased awareness and access to facilities.