Journal of Experimental Agriculture International

This study examined factors associated with rural household income in six districts of Mizoram, India, using primary survey data collected during 2025–2026 from 384 households in 12 Rural Development Blocks and 36 villages. District-level and pooled multiple regression models related the natural logarithm of annual household income to family size, educational attainment, irrigation access, livestock holding, market distance and landholding size. In the pooled model, family size (0.083), education (0.141), irrigation access (0.498) and landholding (0.034) were positively associated with log household income, whereas market distance had a negative association (-0.013). Livestock holdings showed a positive but statistically non-significant association with the outcome. The pooled model accounted for 66.2% of the observed variation in log household income; district-level R-squared values ranged from 0.547 to 0.859. The findings identify human capital, productive resources and market accessibility as important correlates of rural income within the sampled districts and offer an empirical basis for locally adapted livelihood-development priorities.