What is House of Quality (HOQ)

Farming provides food, which is the primary need of each and every person, and also provides employment to farmers. Still it is a non-profitable and neglected occupation. Maximum health injuries are observed during field work due to extreme climates and dusty atmosphere. Use of old hand tools and no availability of modernized tools are the cause of 70% of injuries. Although the farming sector plays a vital role on Indian economy, it remains undeveloped and unattractive. The Indian government is also framing many policies for the farmers (i.e., small/nominal farmers), but farming in states like Odisha remains undeveloped. So, in this chapter, a survey is conducted to find the health-related injuries of farmers of Odisha and then a framework is designed by QFD (quality function deployment) to suggest how to avoid injuries and provide occupational safety measures for farmers.