Vol. 12, Special Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Jugabrat Sarma, Debojit Borah, Monimala Saikia, Sajib Baruah, Hemanta Saikia and Sarat Sekhar Bora

Abstract:
Assam holds a vital and noteworthy place in the country's ericulture map. Since ericulture requires little upfront investment and produces a high level of employment and income, it is now a career for rural reconstruction in non-traditional locations as well. The study analyses the profile characteristics of eri rearers of Udalguri district of Assam. The results of the research showed that majority (50.83%) of the respondents were in the age group of 36-56 years had a middle school education (35.83%), and belonged to small families with 2-4 individuals (56.67%). Most of the (64.17%) of the sericulture farmers in Udalguri district had pucca houses who considered sericulture as their primary source of income (56.67%). The majority of responders (54.16%) did not receive any training experience, and the most of the respondents (35%) invested their own money in eri cultivation. In addition to this, the majority of respondents (46.67%) sell their produce to customers directly.