Nepalese women are equally involved in both field and post-harvest work in crop production. Ploughing is considered a man's job, whereas all other work, though shared by men, is mostly undertaken by women. In both rainfed and irrigated agriculture time spent by women is higher relative to that of men. In rainfed areas women devote 12.36 hours per person per day, whereas men do only 9.03 hours. Timber and herbs are other important forest products.
Women use forest products for creating saleable commodities.
Simply, productivity of one system depends greatly upon the productivity of others. Women in rural Nepal have a very close relationship with forests. Women's task of buffalo raising requires a great deal of daily care year-round. Fisheries Fish culture is a relatively new practice in the country. Until recently, fishing from natural rivers and lakes was common.