<p>Sericulture in the Kashmir Valley, under Indian administration, sustains rural livelihoods through mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing, and relying on women as the backbone of its workforce. Yet, their systemic exclusion is now being recalibrated and intensified through pervasive digital divides. While existing literature prioritizes technical and financial dimensions, this study deploys a feminist political economy lens to illuminate how the digitalization of agrifood systems amplifies women’s exploitation. It reveals their “double burden” of unpaid domestic and underpaid sericulture work, and how patriarchal bargains, sociocultural norms, and institutional gatekeeping now manifest digitally,acutely excluding women from technologies, online markets, and e-governance schemes. This digital patriarchy reinforces male control over information, subsidies, and value chains, rendering women’s labour invisible in both physical and digital economies. The study challenges Euro-centric feminist debates by highlighting Global South realities, arguing that without gender-transformative interventions, digitalization modernizes rather than dismantles patriarchal control. Findings underscore the urgent need to target these structural digital biases to foster equitable growth in digitalizing agrarian economies.</p>