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- Energy Consumption Pattern in Rural Households of Tura, Meghalaya
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1 Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, IN
2 Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Central Agricultural University, Tura, Meghalaya, IN
1 Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, IN
2 Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Central Agricultural University, Tura, Meghalaya, IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 8, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 280-283Abstract
Energy has been recognized as basic requirement in every aspect of human welfare. Energy is a fundamental requirement for subsistence in the form of cooking, heating and lighting and at the same time it is a necessary input in productive processes such as agriculture, transportation and industry. In India, the household sector is one of the major energy consuming units accounting for half of the country's energy demand which is nearly double quantity of energy consumed by agriculture and industry. A sample of hundred households was selected for the study from the rural areas of Tura, Meghalaya. The objective of the study was to estimate per capita energy consumption per household. The study on energy consumption pattern in rural households of Tura revealed that non-commercial sources were used in greater amount as compared to commercial sources. The per capita consumption of firewood was 1.48 as compared to L.P.G. which was only 0.08.Keywords
Commercial Fuel, Non-commercial Fuel, per Capita Consumption
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- Dehusking of Paddy - a Myth of Hill Women
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1 Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Central Agricultural University, Tura, Meghalaya, IN
1 Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Central Agricultural University, Tura, Meghalaya, IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 8, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 436-439Abstract
Hilly tribal women of Meghalaya are very far from technological advancement. They have to perform tedious, time and labour intensive work for their livelihood resulting in drudgery. The study was conducted to determine the physical exertion and musculo-skeletal problems perceived by hilly Garo tribal women of Meghalaya involved in dehusking activity to cater their family members. The sample included forty tribal women of West Garo Hill of Meghalaya within the age group of 21 - 50 yrs. having the average BMI of 20.12 which is in normal range. Rating of feeling of physical exertion and musculo-skeletal problems were studied by using Rating scales, and Weighted mean score was used to analyze the collected data. The study revealed that the perceived workload of the activity by the tribal women was very heavy and also they felt "severe to very severe" pain in upper and lower back, arms, finger, wrist etc. which are the high risk factor for musculo-skeletal problem in their later life.Keywords
Perceived Exertion,musculo-skeletal Disorders, Dehusking of Paddy,women DrudgeryReferences
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- Health Hazards of Women Workers Involved in Cashewnut Industry
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1 College of Home Science, Central Agricultural University, Tura, Meghalaya, IN
2 Faculty of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, IN
1 College of Home Science, Central Agricultural University, Tura, Meghalaya, IN
2 Faculty of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 8, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 794-795Abstract
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Women Workers, Health Hazards, Cashewnut Industry- Occupational and Environmental Health Hazards of Women Workers in Cashew Nut Industries
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1 Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Central Agricultural University, Tura (Meghalaya), IN
1 Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Central Agricultural University, Tura (Meghalaya), IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 13, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 426-432Abstract
In India cashew (Anacardium occidental L.) is mainly found in Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Meghalaya, Assam, and Tripura. There are lots of cashew processing industries, refers to the conversion of raw cashew nuts in shell to its blancher graded Kernel form, so a large number of washer are involved in this sector. The labour intensive processes are shelling and peeling of brown skin where women are the majority of workers. They perform extremely tedious time and labour intensive work resulting in fatigue and drudgery. These labour forces are subject to the exposure of a corrosive anacardic acid during manual process of roasting, shelling and peeling. The cashew nut processing involves both air pollution and indoor pollution; the former burns away our planet Earth and the latter affects the health of the factory workers engaged in the processes of roasting, shelling and peeling. Therefore ergonomic intervention is required to improve occupational health as well as productivity of worker. Some precautionary measures can be taken upto prevent or minimize the air pollution and indoor pollution in the cashew nut factories.Keywords
Occupational Health Hazard, Environmental Health Hazard, Cashew Nut Industry, Women Worker.References
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