78% women farmers in India face gender discrimination, reveals study

Almost 40% of the respondents reported lower income than men and less access to financing

Almost 78 per cent women farmers in the country face gender discrimination, a latest study has revealed.

The 17-country study by Corteva Agriscience, the agriculture division of DowDuPont showed, that although women are proud to be in agriculture, there is widespread gender discrimination, both in developing or developed world and the removal could take decades. The study, which included 4,160 respondents, perceived gender discrimination ranging from 78 per cent in India to 52 per cent in the US, according to an official statement released on Tuesday.

Almost 40 per cent of the respondents reported lower income than men and less access to