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Subject: Sericulture × Author: Buragohain, Chowcin Borsali × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2019 × Type: Thesis ×
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    A STUDY ON THE ERICULTURE BASED LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES OF THE KACHARI TRIBE IN JORHAT DISTRICT OF ASSAM
    (AAU, Jorhat, 2019-07) Buragohain, Chowcin Borsali; Saikia, Monimala
    Livelihood opportunities refer to adequate and sustainable access to income and resources to meet the basic needs of life. The present study was conducted among the eri rearers of Kachari tribe in the Jorhat district of Assam with a sample size of 120 respondents. A multistage purposive cum random sampling design was followed for the selection of the respondents. The data were collected by personal interview method with the help of a pre-tested structured research schedule measuring ten different independent variables. „Ericulture based livelihood opportunities of the Kachari tribe in Jorhat district of Assam‟ was selected as the dependent variable. Statistical techniques like frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square test, Spearman‟s correlation coefficient were used for analyzing data, drawing inferences and testing hypotheses. The recent study revealed that 51.67 per cent respondents belonged to the age group 36-50 years having educational qualification mainly up to primary school level (38.33%). Almost 63.33 per cent had medium size of family. Majority of them had kutcha type houses (65.00%). The eri rearers were found to be mainly small (40.00%) category of land holdings with moderate risk bearing ability (75.00%) and decision making ability (62.50%). Most (65.84%) of the eri rearers had an annual income in the range 1,00,001 and above. Total forty nine numbers of ericulture based livelihood options were found among the respondents. Majority (25.83%) of the eri rearers followed “ericulture + paddy + vegetable” as their livelihood option followed by 6.66 per cent involved in “ericulture + paddy + poultry + arecanut”, 5.83 per cent followed “ericulture + paddy+ dairy+ poultry”. Different types of respondents adopted different types of livelihood options along with eri culture to increase their income. The study disclosed that 48.33 per cent respondents attended training on different aspects of eri culture practices. Majority of the male eri rearers needed training on nursery preparation (66.67%), preparation of hank (66.67%) and marketing (41.67%) whereas female eri rearers needed high training on brushing of larvae (51.67%), harvesting of cocoons (51.67%), spinning of silk (48.33%) and preparation of hank (66.67%). A positive and significant relationship was found between ericulture based livelihood opportunities and type of house, family size and annual income. The findings of the study have revealed considerable scope for the livelihood of the Kachari eri rearers which may be drawn as a relevant policy decision to facilitate to upscale and secure their livelihoods through adequate extension and training support.