• Jutika Saikia

Agro-based industry would mean any activity involved in cultivation, under controlled conditions of agricultural and horticultural crops, including floriculture and cultivation of vegetables and post harvest operation on all fruits and vegetables. The development of agro-industries has assumed crucial importance in the economic planning and progress of the country. This paper mainly highlights the employment opportunities provided by the agro- based industries of the studied area. This study also suggests that there is a need to develop the processed food industries throughout the country in order to provide more employment opportunities and to reduce the emotional imbalances. Considering the importance of agro-processing industries in the development perspectives of overall rural development in general and realizing the expected role of expanding this sector for achieving increasing employment opportunities and income level and thus to overcome the emerging challenges of unemployment and poverty in rural areas of the State.

Agro-based industry would mean any activity involved in cultivation, under controlled conditions of agricultural and horticultural crops, including floriculture and cultivation of vegetables and post harvest operation on all fruits and vegetables. The development of agro-industries has assumed crucial importance in the economic planning and progress of the country. This paper mainly highlights the employment opportunities provided by the agro- based industries of the studied area. This study also suggests that there is a need to develop the processed food industries throughout the country in order to provide more employment opportunities and to reduce the emotional imbalances. Considering the importance of agro-processing industries in the development perspectives of overall rural development in general and realizing the expected role of expanding this sector for achieving increasing employment opportunities and income level and thus to overcome the emerging challenges of unemployment and poverty in rural areas of the State.

"Employment opportunities provided by the Agro Based Industry in Assam. A case study of two Rice Mills of Tengakhat of Dibrugarh District", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.134-136, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907R18.pdf

"Employment opportunities provided by the Agro Based Industry in Assam. A case study of two Rice Mills of Tengakhat of Dibrugarh District", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp134-136, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907R18.pdf