Grass for Grassroots Artisan - A Study on Artisan’s Economic Dependency on Sabai Grass (Eulaliopsis Binata) in the Backward Region of West Bengal

Abstract

Sabai grass plays an important role in the household economy of many regions of South Western part of West Bengal. The study has been done for the assessment and investigation of artisan’s economic dependency on Sabai grass and grass based products for sustainable living. Seventy five rope producers including growers were interviewed in Nayagram Development Block in Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal, where the majority of the households are still engaged in the traditional Sabai rope making activity. The rope producers are facing problems of marketing infrastructure, institutional credit and product innovation. The present study further prescribed the scope of development of artisan’s livelihood through proper intervention of modern technology and skill development in the study area.

 

Keywords: Sabai Grass, Artisan, Economic Dependency.