Characterization of Drudgery in Sugarcane Production System

Sushma Gangwar, Seema Kwatra

Abstract: A study was carried out in Uttar Pradesh at Bareilly district, in four villages namely Anandpur, Mandwa Bansipur, Basai and Ganeshpur to characterize drudgery of farm workers in sugarcane production system.160 farm workers were selected for data collection by recall method on six factors viz; physical load, posture load, repetitive strain load, physiological load, time load and musculoskeletal disorder load. Results confirmed that factors contributed to the variance in drudgery load of activities.

Keywords: Drudgery, Farm Workers, Sugarcane Production, Characterization