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Case Studies | Life Sciences | India | Volume 12 Issue 6, June 2023 | Popularity: 4.8 / 10
Aim-Production Economics of Mat-Sedges (Cyperus tegetum Roxb) Cultivation in Maharashtra for Rural Women Empowerment
Sutar Kanchan
Abstract: Maharashtra agriculture economy is most widely recognized, but unknown from Cyperus tegetum. Cyperus tegetum Roxb is of ethanobotanical and economic importance. Cyperus tegetum belongs to family Cyperaceae is the third largest family in the monocotyledons. Cyperus tegetum has economic significance and the plant can thrive a wide range of agroclimatic conditions and occur in marshy situations especially in eastern and southern part of India. Their importance is at the regional or local level and the family plays a vital role in many local economics. Moreover, its cultivation is remunerative with the least investment with contrast to the cultivation of other crop like paddy, wheat, etc. During the present study author has studied the agronomy, ecology and economy of this Cyperus tegetum plant by visiting the farms where it is cultivated, primarily in the Herle village of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. And keeps the updates of cultivation process and studied plant dependant sources of economy by visiting of manufacturing handcraft centre. The main aim of this study is to, aware about the economic plant that can be the source of Women Empowerment.
Keywords: Cyperus tegetum, agronomy, handicraft, economy, SHGs, women empowerment
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 6, June 2023
Pages: 1351 - 1354
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.21275/SR23612083804
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