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Agroforestry is the oldest farming practice that many civilizations have used, in which women are always a part of farming and forestry practice and sustainability. The agroforestry economy as a whole has changed and prospered greatly as a result of the combination of science and technology. However, this most recent progress is insufficient to eliminate women's labour as a necessary component of the economy. Farming system continues to absorb and use female labour force in emerging nations such as India, but fails to recognize them as employed/hired labour. Farming system, India's single greatest output effort, accounting for 25% of GDP, is gradually becoming a female activity. The agricultural industry employs almost one-fifth of all economically engaged women in the country. Women account for 48% of self-employed farmers in India. Dairying employs 75 million women vs 15 million men, while animal husbandry employs 20 million women versus 1.5 million males. Women now have an important role in the selection, breeding, growing, processing, and harvesting of food crops. Significant attention is necessary for their capacity building in agroforestry technologies, notably processing, marketing, and activities requiring technical skills, in order to empower people through this land use system. The difficulties faced by rural women are exacerbated by illiteracy, underdevelopment, unemployment, and poverty. Despite the fact that women constitute the most efficient labour force in agriculture, their needs and challenges are often overlooked by rural development projects. Female labor's multitasking ability brought major benefits to agricultural productivity, rural output, economic vibrancy, home food security, family health, family economic security, and welfare. In the present paper attempt has been made to study the major contribution of women to the agroforestry management system