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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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    WOMEN’S ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION IN JAPI (TRADITIONAL HEADGEAR) MAKING INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY OF NALBARI DISTRICT, ASSAM
    (AAU, Jorhat, 2017-07) Kalita, Kangkana; Borah, Ruplekha
    Women play an important role in different home based cottage industry and other traditional art and crafts. In Assam, Japi making is a traditional household industry (The telegraph, April 21, 2006). The rural people of Assam also had a long tradition of doing various economic and productive activities out of which “Japi making cluster” is noteworthy. Women are involved in Japi making industry for income generation. The Japi making industry is one of the most important among the cottage industries in Assam which has a glorious past from the time immemorial. The present study was carried out to study the Women’s economic contribution in Japi (Traditional Headgear) making industry: A case study of Nalbari District, Assam. The main objectives of the study were: a) To study the demographic profile of the selected households. b) To find out the extent of family members’ participation in household Japi making industry. c) To determine the economic contribution of women in the selected handicraft industry. d) To document case studies of successful entrepreneurs.A purposive cum proportionate sampling design was adopted to carry out the study. Based on highest concentration of Japi making households the Pub Nalbari Block was considered for the study from which two villages viz., Mugkushi and Sutarkushi were selected purposively. Total number of Japi making households in the selected villages was found to be 400. By following proportionate random sampling technique a total of 120 households were selected for the study. For the purpose of collection of primary data and other relevant information, a schedule was designed for the study and primary data were collected from the respondents by interviewing them personally. The findings of the study depicts that women give a considerable contribution in Japi making industry. Rural women participate in a broad range of activities in Japi making industry such as preparation of required materials, decoration, stitching and pasting. The participation of women in Japi making industry is higher as compared to male members. For large size Japi, the female labour recorded the higher share (66.24%) of total man days as compared to medium size Japi (43.47%). It is interesting to note that benefit cost ratio in Japi making was found to be 1.23 on an average Japi making farm. It is worth mentioning that in the sample households over all women’s economic contribution in Japi making was found to be 24.04 per cent. It is envisaged that if the workstation is improved and training on new design can be imparted among the women folk, Japi making can emerge as the most important industry for increasing the contribution of women of annual income .Further it will help Japi making industry to be more popular and flourished all over India. Skill development training on Japi making with improved modern technologies/tools may be popularized among youth across the state with could be taken up as a vocation to earn a respectable livelihood or may be opted for setting up an enterprise.
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    ThesisItemOpen Access
    WOMEN’S ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION IN JAPI (TRADITIONAL HEADGEAR) MAKING INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY OF NALBARI DISTRICT, ASSAM
    (AAU, Jorhat, 2017-07) Kalita, Kangkana; Borah, Ruplekha
    Women play an important role in different home based cottage industry and other traditional art and crafts. In Assam, Japi making is a traditional household industry (The telegraph, April 21, 2006). The rural people of Assam also had a long tradition of doing various economic and productive activities out of which “Japi making cluster” is noteworthy. Women are involved in Japi making industry for income generation. The Japi making industry is one of the most important among the cottage industries in Assam which has a glorious past from the time immemorial. The present study was carried out to study the Women’s economic contribution in Japi (Traditional Headgear) making industry: A case study of Nalbari District, Assam. The main objectives of the study were: a) To study the demographic profile of the selected households. b) To find out the extent of family members’ participation in household Japi making industry. c) To determine the economic contribution of women in the selected handicraft industry. d) To document case studies of successful entrepreneurs.A purposive cum proportionate sampling design was adopted to carry out the study. Based on highest concentration of Japi making households the Pub Nalbari Block was considered for the study from which two villages viz., Mugkushi and Sutarkushi were selected purposively. Total number of Japi making households in the selected villages was found to be 400. By following proportionate random sampling technique a total of 120 households were selected for the study. For the purpose of collection of primary data and other relevant information, a schedule was designed for the study and primary data were collected from the respondents by interviewing them personally. The findings of the study depicts that women give a considerable contribution in Japi making industry. Rural women participate in a broad range of activities in Japi making industry such as preparation of required materials, decoration, stitching and pasting. The participation of women in Japi making industry is higher as compared to male members. For large size Japi, the female labour recorded the higher share (66.24%) of total man days as compared to medium size Japi (43.47%). It is interesting to note that benefit cost ratio in Japi making was found to be 1.23 on an average Japi making farm. It is worth mentioning that in the sample households over all women’s economic contribution in Japi making was found to be 24.04 per cent. It is envisaged that if the workstation is improved and training on new design can be imparted among the women folk, Japi making can emerge as the most important industry for increasing the contribution of women of annual income .Further it will help Japi making industry to be more popular and flourished all over India. Skill development training on Japi making with improved modern technologies/tools may be popularized among youth across the state with could be taken up as a vocation to earn a respectable livelihood or may be opted for setting up an enterprise.