International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2319 - 3565 5 1 2016 January 14 Livelihood Option through Arecanut Cultivation in Tripura: A Case Study of Noagang and its Neighbouring Villages 47 54 EN Yogendra Musahar 1 centre for the Study of Regional Development Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi - 110067, INDIA M.G. Srinivasan 1 Dept. of Law , Pune University, Pune, INDIA Reddy Y Gangadhara 1 Political Science (Retd), Union Christian College. No.1004, 7 th Main, Chowdeshwari Layout, Marathahalli, Bangalore , Karnataka, INDIA G.R. Aswath 2 Department of Political Science, Government Women’s College, Kolar, Karnataka, INDIA B. Razia 1 Department of Education, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P INDIA Sumit Sumit 1 ndira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, INDIA Umesh Kumar Khute 1 Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, INDIA Kasireddy Nagendra Reddy 1 Door No.6 - 2 - 811 , Near Narayana School, Ramnagar, Anantapuramu - 515001, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA P. Coelho Joanna 1 Department of Sociology, Goa University, Goa, INDIA Jyoti Bhuyan Manash 1 Department of Geography, Gauhati University, Ghy - 14, Assam, INDIA Kuki Vanlalrema 1 Department of Economics, Tripura University, INDIA David Lalramnghaka Halam 2 Department of Economics, Tripura University, INDIA > Case Study 2015 11 28 2016 January 14 The indigenous peoples of Tripura have traditionally been “jhum” cultivators. In course of time, the system of cultivation got declined owing to the scarcity of land and at the same time with the falls of jhum cycle. This in turn induces the scheduled tribes of Tripura to find another alternative way of living. Owing to higher employment potentiality, income returns and better marketing; arecanut cultivation among the respondents became another best vocation alternative to jhuming for earning livelihood. The study aimed to focus on the production trend, area and productivity of arecanut in Tripura in general and to analyze the income returns obtained by the farmers in particular. The study was based on primary data collected through interview with the helped of structured scheduled and the secondary data were collected from various government departments. The data were analyzed with the helped of simple statistical tools. The current study revealed that the growers grow arecanut as a means of livelihood instead of commercialisation. Further, it also provides potential employment to the farmers and thereby constituting major source of income to the cultivators. The crops was cultivated simply and traditionally without applying modern inputs whereby the labour cost constitute the major costs component incurred by the cultivators. Copyright@ International Science Community Association