Women in tribal society play significant role and are equal economic partners. Wavli is a traditional system of empowering women under which tribal women have been involving in vegetable cultivation, selling of calf, goats, hens and cock, etc., from generations together. The income derived by women through Wavli are their own and men have no claim over it. Under expanded Wavli system tribal women are engaging in vegetable cultivation improving their economic and thereby social, political and physical conditions. The present book makes an in-depth investigation into traditional Wavli system which promotes women empowerment through income generation, role of institutions like BAIF in promoting income generating activities for tribal women, evaluation of traditional and expanded system and role of Wavli in socio-economic development of tribal families in general and women in particular This investigation into Wavli as women empowerment system is of immense use to students, teachers, researchers, NGOs, policymakers and general readers.
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