Determinants of Economic Performance of Silk Entrepreneurs in Assam: A Micro-Level Study of Sualkuchi and Rampur Blocks, Kamrup District

Samir Show

doi:10.55524/ijirem.2026.13.1.9

Abstract

Silk handloom industry is a key part of Assam rural sphere and it provides the residents with livelihood, helps in the maintenance of tradition and also adds to the family income. The economic performance of silk entrepreneurs however important is still a skewed and limited phenomenon due to various socio-economic and institutional reasons. The paper is an investigation of the determinants of economic performance of Assam silk entrepreneurs using a micro level study of Sualkuchi and Rampur blocks in Kamrup district. The study uses primary data obtained through independent weavers and master weavers to examine the relationship between the factors of access to raw materials, institutional credit, technology adoption, market contacts, levels of skills and social security coverage on income, productivity and profitability. It is also thought that the post-COVID-19 situation will reflect new weaknesses and changes in the sector. The results indicate that the market access, access to cheap credit, technological modernization, and size of operation are key drivers of economic performance, whereas the reliance on middle-men, volatility of raw material prices, and weak institutional facilitation of entrepreneurship have a negative impact on the entrepreneurial performance.

Keywords

Entrepreneurs, Institutional Credit, Technology Adoption And Family Size

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S. Show "Determinants of Economic Performance of Silk Entrepreneurs in Assam: A Micro-Level Study of Sualkuchi and Rampur Blocks, Kamrup District", International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering and Management (IJIREM), Vol-13, Issue-1, Page No-69-77, 2026. Available from: https://doi.org/10.55524/ijirem.2026.13.1.9