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Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

Assam Agricultural University is the first institution of its kind in the whole of North-Eastern Region of India. The main goal of this institution is to produce globally competitive human resources in farm sectorand to carry out research in both conventional and frontier areas for production optimization as well as to disseminate the generated technologies as public good for benefitting the food growers/produces and traders involved in the sector while emphasizing on sustainability, equity and overall food security at household level. Genesis of AAU - The embryo of the agricultural research in the state of Assam was formed as early as 1897 with the establishment of the Upper Shillong Experimental Farm (now in Meghalaya) just after about a decade of creation of the agricultural department in 1882. However, the seeds of agricultural research in today’s Assam were sown in the dawn of the twentieth century with the establishment of two Rice Experimental Stations, one at Karimganj in Barak valley in 1913 and the other at Titabor in Brahmaputra valley in 1923. Subsequent to these research stations, a number of research stations were established to conduct research on important crops, more specifically, jute, pulses, oilseeds etc. The Assam Agricultural University was established on April 1, 1969 under The Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968’ with the mandate of imparting farm education, conduct research in agriculture and allied sciences and to effectively disseminate technologies so generated. Before establishment of the University, there were altogether 17 research schemes/projects in the state under the Department of Agriculture. By July 1973, all the research projects and 10 experimental farms were transferred by the Government of Assam to the AAU which already inherited the College of Agriculture and its farm at Barbheta, Jorhat and College of Veterinary Sciences at Khanapara, Guwahati. Subsequently, College of Community Science at Jorhat (1969), College of Fisheries at Raha (1988), Biswanath College of Agriculture at Biswanath Chariali (1988) and Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science at Joyhing, North Lakhimpur (1988) were established. Presently, the University has three more colleges under its jurisdiction, viz., Sarat Chandra Singha College of Agriculture, Chapar, College of Horticulture, Nalbari & College of Sericulture, Titabar. Similarly, few more regional research stations at Shillongani, Diphu, Gossaigaon, Lakhimpur; and commodity research stations at Kahikuchi, Buralikson, Tinsukia, Kharua, Burnihat and Mandira were added to generate location and crop specific agricultural production packages.

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Subject: Agricultural Economics × Author: Baruah, Gargee × End date: 2023 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    STUDY ON FARM SIZE AND TENURIAL STATUS OF PADDY CULTIVATION IN JORHAT DISTRICT OF ASSAM
    (AAU, Jorhat, 2018-07) Baruah, Gargee; Saikia, Rabi Sankar
    The present study on farm size and tenurial status in paddy cultivation was carried out in the Titabar Development Block of Titabar Subdivision of Jorhat District of Assam with the objectives to study the nature and extent of resource use with respect to farm size and tenancy, to examine the productivity and income according to farm size and tenancy and to examine the problems faced by the farmers on resource use by the different farm size groups of tenant farmers. Two categories of the sample, 75 pure owner operator from 3 different size groups and 75 tenant farmers from 3 tenancy groups based on the degree of tenancy were selected using multistage purposive random sampling. Further, the sample tenants were classified into 4 different rental systems to fulfill the objectives of the study. Mostly tabular analysis was done to assess the size tenancy relationship with the resource use while productivity measures were used to examine the size tenancy productivity relationship. The significance of the differences was tested using ‘t’ statistic. The results of the study revealed that there is no significant difference in resource use in size tenancy relationship except for labour use. It was observed that there exist a significant difference in labour use (both family and hired) in between pure owner operators and tenant farmers. No significant difference was seen in resource use in owned as well as leased in land among the rental systems of tenant farmers. Productivity was not found adversely affected by tenancy when comparison was made between the farm size and degree of tenancy. However, the benefit cost ratio (based on cash cost) for pure owner operator was found to be 2.19, which was significantly lower than the benefit cost ratio (based on cash cost), which was found to be 2.67 for tenant farmers. This may be due to the difference of cash cost between the two primary sample groups. Unavailability of labour was the main constraint prevailed in the study area followed by high cost of labour and machinery. Credit facilities with minimum collateral security as well as improving socio-economic facilities would encourage the farmers to continue their farming operation. As for owner-tenant relationship, there should be a coordinated atmosphere between the landowners and the tenant farmers.