Director
ICAR - Central Institute for Women in Agriculture
Bhubaneswar - 751003, Odisha, India

Pratap Ergo Tools

Assessments

Hardship / Drudgery

Scoring Scale
Parameters 1 2 3 4 5
Rating on Difficulty Perception Very Easy Easy Moderately Difficult Difficult Very Difficult
Rating on feeling of exhaustion Very Less Exhausted Less Exhausted Moderately Exhausted Exhausted Very Exhausted
Rating on Manual Loads Operative No loads Light Loads Moderately Low Heavy Very Heavy
Rating on Posture Assumed in Work Very Less Painful Less Painful Moderately Painful Painful Very Painful
Rating on Work Demand Very Less Demanding Less Demanding Moderately Demanding Demanding Very Demanding
Rating on Work Load Perception Very Low Low Moderately Heavy Heavy Very Heavy

Gender Participation

Scoring Scale
Parameters 1 (Women Exclusive) 2 (Women Dominant) 3 (Equal Participation) 4 (Women Submissive) 5 (Men Exclusive)
Gender Participation

Technology Satisfaction (Men)

Scoring Scale
Parameters 1 (Dissatisfied) 2 (Fairly Satisfied) 3 (Satisfied) 4 (Very Satisfied)
Decoraticator
Ground Nut
Ground Stripper
Hand Rake
Improved Sickle
Maize Seller
Vegetable Bag
Vegetable Plucker
Weeder

Technology Satisfaction (Women)

Scoring Scale
Parameters 1 (Dissatisfied) 2 (Fairly Satisfied) 3 (Satisfied) 4 (Very Satisfied)
Decoraticator
Ground Nut
Ground Stripper
Hand Rake
Improved Sickle
Maize Seller
Vegetable Bag
Vegetable Plucker
Weeder

Adoption Of Technology

Scoring Scale
Parameters 1 (Not Recommended) 2 (Low) 3 (Medium) 4 (Excellent)
Decoraticator
Ground Nut
Ground Stripper
Hand Rake
Improved Sickle
Maize Seller
Veg Pickle Bag
Vegetable Plucker
Weeder

Satisfaction Level

Scoring Scale
Parameters 1 (Very Dissatisfied) 2 (Dissatisfied) 3 (Fairly Satisfied) 4 (Satisfied) 5 (Very Satisfied)
Satisfaction Level

Work Related Body Disorder

Scoring Scale
Parameters 1 2 3
Impact of symptoms on work No impact Temporarily terminated work Permanently discontinued
Sum of Tolerance to symptoms Ignorable Bearable Unbearable
Symptom on Work Never Very Often Not Very Often

Crop Calendar

Parameters Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Cleaning
Cleaning of farm produce
Cutting & bundling
Dehusking crops
Drying of farm produce
Fertilizer Application
Gap filling
Grading
Harvesting -
Irrigation
Leveling
Manure Application
Marketing
Picking
Placing crop bundles on floor
Plant Protection measure
Ploughing
Processing of farm produce
Raising nursery for seedling
Shelling/decortication
Sowing
Storage
Thinning
Threshing
Weeding/ Intercultural operation
Winnowing

Farm Activity

S No. Farm Activity Hours/day Number of days Number of persons Man days
Removing stalksand stubbles
Bagging at field
Manual Carrying
Preparing channelsfor irrigation
Transportation of Manure
Spreading of manure
Weeding (Plant to Plant)
Interculture (row to Row)
Spraying (Plant protection)
Cutting/ harvesting
Gathering & Heaping