Agricultural Sustainability in Assam — An Economic Analysis

• Published in: Agricultural Economics Research Review Vol. 26; no. conf; p. 201
• Main Authors: Buragohain, R, Hazarika, J.P, Deka, N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Agricultural Economics Research Association 2013
• Subjects: Assam; livelihood security index; Sustainability
• ISSN: 0971-3441; 0974-0279

The status of agricultural development has been evaluated in Assam by collecting secondary data for its 23 districts for the year 2010–11. The agricultural sustainability for different districts has been analyzed using Sustainable Livelihood Security Index (SLSI), which was calculated as a composite of three indices, viz. Ecological Security Index (ESI), Economic Efficiency Index (EEI) and Social Equity Index (SEI). The study has revealed wide variations in the status of different districts in respect of their ecological, economic efficiency and social equity aspects. The districts with better SLSI ranks were termed as advanced districts and with lower SLSI ranks were called backward districts. The study has revealed that out of 23 districts in Assam, 13 had SLSI value above 0.5, and only one had SLSI value less than 0.4. Division-wise, all the divisions shown almost similar performance having more than 0.4 value of SLSI. The study will help in establishing inter-districts priorities for the allocation of resources and formulating programmes relevant to each district for sustainable agricultural development in the state.