Exploring Women Tea Plantation Workers' Interest in Varied Income-Generating Activities and Decision Making Pattern in Jorhat District of Assam
Toko Jumi *
Department of Extension and Communication Management, AAU, Jorhat, India.
Sayanika Borah
Department of Extension and Communication Management, AAU, Jorhat, India.
Anadi Ranjan Saikia
Department of Extension and Communication Management, AAU, Jorhat, India.
Monsumi Borah
Department of Extension and Communication Management, AAU, Jorhat, India.
Bhaskar Saikia
Department of Crop Physiology, AAU, Jorhat, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present study was carried out in Jorhat district of Assam. Four (4) tea gardens under public corporation from Jorhat sub-division were selected using purposive sampling method. A total of 100 women tea plantation workers were selected for the present study. It was found that majority of the household decisions were taken jointly by their husbands followed by independent decision. It was further found that respondents spent the majority of time (7.94 hours) in working at tea garden. The majority (51.00%) of the respondents were mostly interested in poultry farming followed by goat rearing (14.00%).
Keywords: Interest, decision making pattern, time utilization pattern, women tea plantation workers, income generating activities