Year: 2023 | Month: December | Volume: 10 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 79-85
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20231210
Livelihood Diversification in Eastern Rural India: Problem and Prospects
Lalchhandama1, Arunava Sengupta2
1PhD Research Scholar, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute.
2Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture Extension, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute. Ranchi, Jharkhand
Corresponding Author: Lalchhandama
ABSTRACT
In the country like India where the occupation has mainly been the dominancy of agriculture, livelihood diversification has become remarkable means and opportunities for transforming the living condition of the rural people through thriving the available resources for a long-term consequence on them. The rural areas of eastern India, which have been mostly occupied by the tribal population i.e., Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha have been chosen to conduct this research regarding the problem and prospect of livelihood diversification on the basis of their comparison. The result has enunciated and organized that various antecedents of the problems can be broadly group in to social, physical, financial, natural and human factors. Thus, in these rural areas, livelihood diversification through on-farm sector become more preferable and suitable rather than off-farm due to their traditional occupational practiced and mindset as well as many unconformities that have been acted as a hindrance factor.
Keywords: Livelihood diversification, Tribal Community, Rural development, Eastern rural India.
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