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- Human and Physical Factors Involved in Indigenous Processing for Value Addition of Rice
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1 Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), IN
1 Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 9, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 633-635Abstract
In Assamese culture, many bi-products of rice are prepared with indigenous techniques and are under women's work domain. Preparations of these products are highly skillful and are labour intensive. These ready to eat nutritious products from modern 'health food' viewpoint are highly acceptable but quality is observed to be not always satisfactory. This could be due to paying of less attention to economic use of human factors and comfort in the work place. These aspects of work provide comfortable work condition and consequently promote health and efficiency of the worker that help to maintain quantity and quality of products. In this context, the study was undertaken to analyse human factors and physical factors in work place involved in processing of aforesaid products. Study revealed that 86 per cent of the workers complained of high to medium discomfort in the lumbo sacral region, which might be due to adoption of awkward postures. Rating perceived exertion of the workers was reported as 'high' indicating the work to be fatiguing, the reason might be low level of illumination in the kitchen, time consuming aspects/factors at work and need to attend to other household tasks simultaneously. In all, the physical conditions in the work place were found to be less conducive to workers. To improve human and physical factors for economic upliftment of rural women involved in self-help groups in Assam in particular, proper interventions could be planned.Keywords
Rice, Indigenous Processing, Value Addition of Rice.
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- Quantification and Utilization of Agricultural Wastes in Farm Based Rural Households of Jorhat District of Assam
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1 Department of Family Resource Management and Consumer Studies, College of Community Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), IN
1 Department of Family Resource Management and Consumer Studies, College of Community Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), IN
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Asian Journal of Home Science, Vol 13, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 400-404Abstract
A well structured interview schedule was administered on hundred rural households of eleven villages of Jorhat district of Assam during 2016-17 to conduct a survey specially on accumulation and utilization of agricultural wastes in rural households. Result indicated that majority of the farmers (30%) were of middle age group (30-40 years), mostly having a nuclear family (73%) with 1-5 members with an educational qualification upto 10th standard. Majority of the respondents are marginal farmer with a land holding upto 10 acres and earn their livelihood primarily from farming. Most of the households cultivated paddy as monocrop. However, Rabi and Kharif vegetables were also grown by many households depending upon the land situation. Data reveals that 10,396 qt rice straw, 18,193 qt of rice husk, 2004.64 kg of water hyacinth and 12000 number of areca sheath are produced as agricultural wastes among the 100 households. The study also reveals that there is a huge gap between the availability of agricultural wastes and awareness for economic utilizing these wastes.Keywords
Agricultural Wastes, Water Hyacinth, Rice Straw, Rice Husk.References
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- Prospect of biomass briquette as renewable energy source in Assam, India
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1 College of Community Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785 013, IN
1 College of Community Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785 013, IN
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Current Science, Vol 121, No 6 (2021), Pagination: 834-837Abstract
Shortage and limitations in the availability of fossil fuels demand focus on the usage of renewable energy in order to shorten the gap between demand and supply. Replacement of non-renewable resource like fossil fuels with briquette making from farm waste helps to lower carbon footprints. Looking at the abundance of annual farm waste accumulation in Assam, this is essentially an unexplored new horizon of energy industry. Therefore, this study was undertaken to see the prospects of biomass briquette making for commercial purpose. The assessment of thermal efficiency showed that calorific values of briquettes made from different agro wastes ranged from 3370 to 4115 Kcal/kg. The residual ash content ranged between 7 and 8.6% of briquettes’ weights. The benefit cost ratio of 1.80 is indicative of a positive net benefit indicating a better prospect of commercial production of biomass briquettes in Assam.Keywords
Benefit cost ratio, briquettes, calorific value, commercialization, residual ashFull Text
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- Effect of Cement Dust on Residents in the Vicinity of Bokajan Factory, Assam, North East India
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1 Department of Resource Management and Consumer Science, College of Community Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785 013, IN
1 Department of Resource Management and Consumer Science, College of Community Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785 013, IN
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Current Science, Vol 125, No 5 (2023), Pagination: 557-560Abstract
Cement manufacturing industries are among the most common sources of air, water (surface and ground) and noise pollution, indirectly affecting those residing near cement plants. The present study was conducted to quantify the effect of cement dust emission from Cement Corporation of India’s Bokajan factory in Assam, North East India, on the residences nearby, some selected household activities and the general well-being of people in its vicinity. An experiment was carried out to estimate the accumulated cement dust in households. The findings showed that household activities performed by the residents were dependent upon dust exposure, thus affecting the degree of cleaning and maintenance of their dwellings. Further, the adverse effect of cement dust was found to be more pronounced for people residing in the southern direction and lowest for those in the eastern direction.Keywords
Cement Industry, Dust Particles, Household Activities, Pollution, Residences.Full Text
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