Small tea cultivation and land use change: sivasagar district Assam / Ajit Chandra Borah

Introduction
Generalities
Significance of the study
Statement of the problem
Review of Literature
Objectives
Research Questions
Methodology and Data Base
Study Area
CHAPTER 2
Geographical Introduction
Physical setting of the Region
Location of the Region
Physiography
Drainage
Climate
Soil
Natural Vegetation
Socio-economic background of the study
area
Population Growth
Distribution of population
Pressure of population on land
Literacy pattern
Educational attainment
Economic Characteristics
Agriculture
Industry
Transport and Communication
Growth of Small Scale Tea Cultivation in Assam
Birth of Indian Tea Cultivation
Development of Tea Cultivation in Assam
Small Scale Tea Cultivation in Assam
Growth of Small Scale Tea Cultivation in
Assam
Small Scale Tea Growing Areas and Land
Holding
Agro-Climatic Condition for Tea
Cultivation in Assam
Production of Green Leaf
Employment Generation
Socio-economic Background of Small Tea
Growers
Socio-economic Characteristics of Small
Tea Growers
Distribution of population according to
age-sex composition of Small Tea
Growers
Demographic Structure of Small Tea
Growers according to Educational Status
Family Type
Family Working Force and its Occupational
Pattern
Utilization of Resources in Small Tea
Cultivation
Land Resource
Utilization of Human Labour
Employment Structure of Small Tea
growers
Cost Stmcture of Small Tea Growers
Cost of Cultivation
Establishment Cost
Operational and Maintenance Cost
Operational and Maintenance Cost per
Hectare
Operational and Maintenance Cost per
Farm
Capital and its Sources
Investment Capital Requirement
Source of Working Capital
Marketing of Green Leaf by Small Tea
Growers
Production of Green Leaf
Plucking Practices adopted by small tea
growers
Marketing practices of Small Tea Growers
Problems of Small Tea Growers
CHAPTER 4
General Land Use Pattern of Sivasagar district
Land Use Pattern
Land Classification
Forest Land
Barren and Un-cultivable Land
Land put to Non agricultural uses
Cultivable Waste Land
Permanent pasture and other Grazing
Land
Land under Miscellaneous Tree Crops
Current Fallow Land
Fallow Land other than Current Fallow
Net Area Shown
Land Use Pattern of Small Tea Growers
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CHAPTERS
Small Scale Tea Cultivation and Land Use Change
Land Use Change
Small Scale Tea Cultivation and Land Use
Change
Change in Agricultural Land Use pattern
CHAPTERS
Change In Occupational Stracture and Income
Level
Occupational Pattern of Sivasagar district
Occupational Pattern of Small Tea
Growers
Occupational Composition among Small
Tea Growers in Sample Villages
Family Woridng Force and its Occupational
Pattern
Income Pattern
Education and Development
Expenditure Pattern
Change in Housing Condition
Change in Basic Amenities
Social Transformation and Changes
Growth of Social Organization
CHAPTER?
Summary and Conclusion
Bibliography
The Chronology
Glossary
Index