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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: Sericulture × Author: Hussain, NawabTasmin × End date: 2019 ×
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    A STUDY ON LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES OF MUGA SILKWORM REARERS OF SIVASAGAR DISTRICT OF ASSAM.
    (2019-07) Hussain, NawabTasmin; Dutta, L.C.
    The study entitled “A study on livelihood opportunities of muga silkworm rearers of Sivasagar district of Assam” was carried out in Sivasagar district.The data were collected personally by the investigator through interview method. Simple frequencies, percentage, mean and standard deviation, along with regression were used for analysis. The study revealed that majority(53.33%) of the muga rearers belonged to the Middle-aged group of 36-55 years of age with 68.33 per cent having middle school level of education with all of them belonging to the caste category of Other Backward Class (OBC). It was evident from the study that majority of the muga rearers had small sized family(52.50%) and were marginal rearers(95%).91.66% of the muga rearers had medium income category.Only 11.66 % of the muga rearers were in contact with extension personnels with more than two third (73.33%) of the them having not attended any training on muga rearing.A total of 69 respondents were involved only in sericulture alone followed by 22 of them who practiced agriculture alongwith sericulture.Moreover they have taken up some other options of earning livelihood as petty business, dairy, goatery, with few of them into some services as driving.It was also seen that two factors namely Operational Land Holding and Higher secondary level of education of the muga rearer determined to a greater extent his livelihood opportunities In the course of the study, various independent factors as age, education, caste, etc were studied and its effect on livelihood opportunities of an individual was analyzed statistically to find out the most important factors that significantly affected the livelihood options opted by the respondents of the Sivasagar district. Hence this study would be a helpful reference in the future to be used for analyzing various implifications regarding the choice of livelihood for a muga farmer. It would further instigate the Govt. and concerned authorities to upscale the strategies needed for the expansion of muga culture and attract less problems.