Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

This paper in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge deals with traditional natural resource management practices of forest dependent communities in Arunachal Pradesh. The present study attempts to provide preliminary insights on the overall paradigm of resource assessment for meeting various requirements of people residing closer to biological resources per se, particularly in resource rich areas.

 Rice is the main crop cultivated in the State and several indigenous technologies are being used by farmers for seed germination, preventing the crop from insect/pest attack in the field as well as for storage.