Health Problems Experienced by the Rose Farm Workers of Vadodara District of Gujarat

Abstract

Floriculture is the part of the horticulture industry, concerned with commercial production, marketing, and sale of bedding plants, cut flowers, potted flowering plants, foliage plants, flower arrangement, and noncommercial home gardening. Floriculture includes several activities such as land preparation, planting, manuring, spraying pesticides, harvesting of rose crops and transportation activities. The working method and workplace conditions at the floriculture farms lead to numerous problems for farm workers engaged in different activities. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to assess health problems experienced by the floriculture industry workers dealing with rose crops in Vadodara district of Gujarat. 60 respondents were selected through Purposive sampling method and data was collected through an interview schedule. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the rose farmworker faced health problems such as physical problems (48.43%), postural problems (54.206 %) in different body parts, problems related to high temperature (47.14 %), Injuries (26%) and other works related problems of floricultural industry.

 Keywords: Floriculture Industry, Rose Farm, Physical Problems, Postural Problems, Injuries.