Asian Journal of Home Science

Nimisha Suryavanshi ¹, Razia Parvez ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Family Resource Management, Ethelind School of Home Science, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Science, Allahabad (U.P.), IN

Abstract

This topic describes the study of rose and marigold flower harvester's as the same is also known as drudgery prone activity which affects their body as well as feel some kind of painful posture in Allahabad city. We have collected required data during survey and presented here in table and graph in part of result and discussion. This topic explain the postural problem while doing rose and marigold activities. The harvesting processes of rose and marigold crops are very drudgery prone. Since India being an agricultural country, where both men and women work very hard in the fields also majority live in the rural areas. The harvesting of rose comes under the severe drudgery prone activity (Ergonomic practices, 2003) and marigold is an annual flower plant. The harvesting of the marigold flower is painstaking as the severe most drudgery prone activity (Ergonomic practices, 2003) where women have to keep their posture in bending position from the back facing the ground for the harvesting of flowers found that rose and marigold are the main cash crops of Allahabad that involves farmers at great number.

Keywords

Drudgery, Ergonomic, Anthropometry, Bending.

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