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Data from: Shifting to settled cultivation: changing practices among the Adis in Central Arunachal Pradesh, north-east India (Dataset)
| Content Provider | Dryad |
|---|---|
| Author | Teegalapalli, Karthik Datta, Aparajita |
| Abstract | In the hilly tropics, although shifting cultivation is a widespread practice, government policies have attempted to replace it with other land uses. However, several factors determine whether farming communities can make the shift. We tried understanding the factors that facilitate or impede the shift to settled cultivation through interviews with the Adi tribe in north-east India. Although settled cultivation was initiated in the 60s, about 90% of the families still practise shifting cultivation, observing 13 festivals associated with the annual agricultural calendar. Our results indicate that the economic status of a household determined whether a family undertook settled cultivation, while labour availability was important for shifting cultivation. Often, these nuances are ignored in the Government policies. We conclude that future policies should be mindful of cultural and socio-economic factors that affect the community and of the social-ecological resilience of the landscapes and not use a one-size-fits-all strategy. |
| File Size | 25010 |
| File Format | HTM / HTML |
| ISSN | 00447447 |
| DOI | 10.5061/dryad.6mq0n |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://datadryad.org/stash/downloads/file_stream/60819 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://datadryad.org/stash/downloads/file_stream/60818 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2016-08-30 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Eastern Himalaya Wet Rice Cultivation Upper Siang District Swidden |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Data Set |
| Subject | Geography, Planning and Development Ecology Environmental Chemistry Medicine |
