Poverty Eradication of Jhumias through Rubber Plantation in Tripura: A Case Study

Abstract

The study makes an attempt to assess the poverty eradication of Jhumias through the rubber plantation in Tripura. The result indicates that poverty among the jhumias are reduced after rehabilitation through the rubber plantation. The human poverty index and multidimensional poverty index shows that during jhum cultivation respectively, 98.68 per cent and 100 per cent jhumias were fallen under the poverty line. It means poverty were very high during the shifting cultivation., Human poverty index and multidimensional poverty index shows that after rehabilitation of jhumias through the rubber cultivation respectively, 1.68 per cent and 0.6 per cent are under the poverty line.It means poverty among the jhumias are effectively reduced after rubber plantation. Thus the paper suggests that rubber plantation will be a useful strategy for rehabilitation of jhumias and poverty eradication.

A study of socio-economic and religious diversity of rubber cultivators in Tripura

“…This has marked the political scenario and cultural, social, and economic setup of the state. The livelihood of tribal people is more challenging as they live in hilly areas and the forest is an integral part of their life and shifting cultivation is the main source of food for them (Chaudhury & Sarkar, 2021). Table 1 shows the details of the rubber cultivators' lifestyle in Tripura.…”

“…Rubber is an important commercial plantation. It has its origin in the Amazon basin and from there it was brought to India and has become the more popular plantation in the country today (Chaudhury & Sarkar, 2020). Rubber plantation was first familiarized in Kerala during the British period.…”

“…al., 2016). [1][2][3][4][5] North-eastern India has extensive areas suitable for natural rubber cultivation. Governments of northeastern states have taken many initiatives for the expansion of rubber cultivation (Dey, 2016).…”

“…The total cultivated area under plantation was 34.63 thousand hectares in 2004 which increased to 67.54 thousand hectares in 2011 and then reached 85.45 thousand hectares in 2019 (Mardi & Sarkar, 2021). [6][7][8][9] Tripura is a leading rubber-producing state in northeast India. It is also known as the 'Second Rubber Capital of India' (Vongkhamheng et.…”