Sericulture is a traditional agro-based economic activity that has been playing a significant role in generating employment and income. Ericulture is a subsidiary occupation of the rural women folk of Indo-Mongoloid and Tibeto-Burman races of the Brahmaputra Valley. In the present study three Sericulture progressive villages were surveyed in the district from each of the four sub-division of Kokrajhar district namely Kokrajhar, Dotma, Gossaigaon and Parbatjora respectively. | Livelihood improvement through sericulture in Kokrajhar district of assam - A key for women empowerment