Composition and utilization of workforce for livelihood by farm households: An empirical study in Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone of Assam

Livelihood strategies are the diversified portfolio for income generation. Composition and utilization of workforce available with the farm household considerably define livelihood outcome of the rural households. Majority workforce of the rural households of Assam rely on agriculture and allied activity for livelihood (Annual Report, 2017-18) and is characterized by smaller landholdings, labour-intensive cultivation practices, and a high dependence on family labour (Roy, et al. 2024). The present study to evaluate composition and utilization of workforce was conducted in the Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone of Assam. Multistage stratified random sampling technique was used for selection of 500 numbers of farm households, 100 each from five districts selected for the study. Farm households were categorized into four size classes as marginal (