Occupational Diversification as Livelihood Strategy Among the Agricultural Labour Households of West Bengal, India

It is now difficult for an agricultural-labour household to get employment as agricultural labourers throughout the year. So, this type of household for survival purposes has to depend on diversified occupations when sometimes only the household head participates and sometimes more than one able-bod...

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Published in:Management and labour studies 2022-02, Vol.47 (1), p.40-58
Main Authors: Kundu, Amit, Das, Sangita
Format: Article
Language:English
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Households
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Summary:It is now difficult for an agricultural-labour household to get employment as agricultural labourers throughout the year. So, this type of household for survival purposes has to depend on diversified occupations when sometimes only the household head participates and sometimes more than one able-bodied household member participate. Based on a village-level field investigation in West Bengal, the article explores that possibility to keep an agricultural labour household above the poverty line will be more effective if more than one adult member participates in different types of occupations throughout the year. Except this, other possible determinants which can play an effective role to keep an agricultural-labour household above the poverty line are higher operational land among the marginal farmer household who are also working as hired agricultural labour in others’ land and accessibility of microcredit for income-generating activity for the female member(s) of a household from self-help groups (SHGs).
ISSN:0258-042X
2321-0710
DOI:10.1177/0258042X211026149