Volume : 7, Issue : 6, June - 2018

TURMERIC CULTIVATION AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION OF WOMEN THROUGH CLUSTER BASED APPROACH IN ASSAM

Krishnakhi Choudhury, Dr. D. C. Kalita

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:200%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">In this paper an attempt was made to study the<span style="color:#333333">Turmeric Cultivation and Employment Generation of Women through Cluster based approach in Assam</span>. The study was conducted in Balijana block of Goalpara district of Assam covering a total of 140 samples of turmeric growers which consist of 70 each under individual and cluster turmeric growers. The study is based on </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">both primary and </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">secondary data. Development of Turmeric cultivation can be considered as a possible approach to empowerment and employment generation of women through clusterapproach.For the women who are engaged in household activities, there is a strong requirement for empowerment through employment generation.</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN;&#10;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> Similarly the production of turmeric in Assam was increased up-to 15906 tons in 2014-15</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-weight:&#10;bold">. Cluster based approach is one of the process which can lead to empowerment and employment generation of women. Consequently there has been considerable growth of rural women in the state of Assam through Self-Help Group and clustering process</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;&#10;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN;&#10;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:&#10;200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:red;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></p>