Asian Journal of Home Science

Moonty Baruah ¹, Swapnali Borah ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, IN
2 Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Central Agricultural University, Tura, Meghalaya, IN

Abstract

Energy has been recognized as basic requirement in every aspect of human welfare. Energy is a fundamental requirement for subsistence in the form of cooking, heating and lighting and at the same time it is a necessary input in productive processes such as agriculture, transportation and industry. In India, the household sector is one of the major energy consuming units accounting for half of the country's energy demand which is nearly double quantity of energy consumed by agriculture and industry. A sample of hundred households was selected for the study from the rural areas of Tura, Meghalaya. The objective of the study was to estimate per capita energy consumption per household. The study on energy consumption pattern in rural households of Tura revealed that non-commercial sources were used in greater amount as compared to commercial sources. The per capita consumption of firewood was 1.48 as compared to L.P.G. which was only 0.08.

Keywords

Commercial Fuel, Non-commercial Fuel, per Capita Consumption

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Nandita Bhattacharyya ¹, Moonty Baruah ¹, Nasima Farhanaali ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, IN

Abstract

Tea is the most important plantation crop and the largest organized agro-based industry in India. This industry is highly labour intensive industry where both male and female workers are engaged. The present study was conducted in Jorhat district of Assam (India) to ergonomically assess around 150 workers engaged in different activities in tea garden. Majority of the male (81.9 %) and female (75 %) workers had ectomorph body type. Postural analysis showed that angle of deviation was highest during the digging activity for males whereas for females, it was found to be maximum during deep skiffing. The average working heart rate values was highest during digging for male and of the females deep skiffing was considered as moderately heavy. The grip strength of the male workers was found to be higher for both the hands than the grip strength of female workers. Data also revealed that majority of the workers both male (93.33%) and female (100%) were found to suffer from back pain. Hence, a continuous awkward standing posture, adverse environment and working conditions increased drudgery and decrease productivity of the workers.

Keywords

Ergonomic, Cardio-vascular Stress, Physical Fitness Index, Drudgery

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Swapnali Borah ¹, Moonty Baruah ²

Affiliations
1 College of Home Science, Central Agricultural University, Tura, Meghalaya, IN
2 Faculty of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, IN

Abstract

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Keywords

Women Workers, Health Hazards, Cashewnut Industry

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Manorama Devi ¹, Leena Das ¹, Moonty Baruah ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Family Resource Management and Consumer Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), IN

Abstract

Online shopping is purchasing items from internet retailers. Recently it has witnessed a tremendous growth resulting in greater use of this tool by the traders. Also the competition in e-commerce is intensified. Therefore, it becomes more important for online retailers to understand the online shopping behaviour of the consumers. Consumer behaviour has been always of great interest to marketers. The knowledge of consumer behaviour helps the marketer to understand how consumers think, feel and select from alternatives like products, brands and the like and how the consumers are influenced by their environment, the reference groups, family, and salespersons and so on. For the present research work 120 samples were selected randomly from four wards of municipality area of Jorhat Assam and a multistage stratified random sampling method was adopted in order to select representative sample. Findings revealed that majority of the consumers have average shopping behaviour. Age of the respondent is negatively correlated whereas education and income has strong positive correlation with online shopping behaviour.

Keywords

Consumer, Consumer Behaviour, Online Shopping, Online Shopping Behaviour.

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Pallavi Talukdar ¹, Moonty Baruah ¹, Pinky Saikia ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Family Resource Management, College of Community Sciences, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), IN

Abstract

Waste management is the collection, transport, processing, managing and monitoring of waste material which is produced by the act of human and generally carried out to reduce their detrimental effect on environment, human health and aesthetic. Waste management has been considered as one of the major problem in developing and developed country. Rapid urbanization and population growth contributes to generation of huge quantity of agricultural waste in the country, causing environmental degradation. Conversion of agricultural waste into organic resources or organic fertilizer is an effective approach to address proper waste management in urban and semi urban areas. A sustainable agricultural production in the country can be achieved either through low input sustainable agriculture or organic farming. Amongst the Asia and Pacific regions, Peoples’ Republic of China produces highest quantity of agricultural waste, followed by India. It is estimated that nearly 700 million tonnes of organic waste is generated annually in India which is either burned or land filled (Mane and Smita, 2011), and nearly 700 million tonnes of annually generated organic agricultural waste can be easily converted to organic fertilizer through Vermicomposting, which in turn will promote organic farming, employment generation and decrease pollution. Organic farming by vermicompost can sequesters huge amount of atmospheric carbon and bury them back into the soil as soil organic carbon, improving soil fertility and also mitigating global warming.

Keywords

Waste Management, Sustainable Agricultural Production.

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