Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the determinants of occupational choice of workers in the handloom industry in Assam and to examine the variables that influence the occupational choice of the workers. Design/methodology/approach – Primary data were collected from nine...

Retail trade plays a major role in all economies all over the world. The performance of the sector has important implications towards the economic development of a country. Towards the end of 2008-09, while the world economy got shrank, the Indian economy was not much hampered due to its strong...

Analysis of the relationship between inputs and outputs is an important challenge for agricultural researchers to know whether the observed fluctuation in crop output can be explained properly through various factors involved in the process. This study analyzes the impact of factors such as...

Outsourcing is an age-old practice whereas offshore outsourcing is relatively new. Issues related to offshore outsourcing came into centre stage along with the process of globalization. Offshore outsourcing of services is the result of economic and technological developments across countries....

In India, biofuel has gained in popularity in recent years because of its potential as a clean energy source and a means to stimulate rural development. Yet, growth in Jatropha, a key bio-fuel crop, is not increasing as expected. In order to better understand whether biofuel can be an alternate...

This study examines factors that determine the adoption and continued production of Jatropha in plantations in North East India. The study is based on a sample of 144 current-farmers, 137 previousfarmers, and 145 non-growers of Jatropha in the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The...

One of the major challenges of the National Biofuel Policy in India is to achieve a target of 20% blending of biodiesel by 2017. This demands expansion of area under jatropha plantation, as jatropha is the major source of biodiesel in India. Under this background, present paper makes an attempt...

The influence of factors on farmers' adoption of slash and burn agriculture in North East India are analysed in this paper. The practice possesses a significant ecological threat to the society and is acute in the hilly areas of North East India. In 2005–06, the area under such practice in...

This study examines factors that determine the adoption and continued production of Jatropha in plantations in North East India. The study is based on a sample of 144 current-farmers, 137 previous farmers, and 145 non-growers of Jatropha in the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The findings...