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Traditional agroforestry takes over jhum cultivation in Arunachal Pradesh

This study finds that traditional agroforestry (TAF) presents a number of advantages over jhum cultivation in Arunachal Pradesh and is gradually replacing jhum cultivation in the hills.

Toku Bani

Mundeep Deuri

Sumpam Tangjang

A. Arunachalam

Posted on 27 Dec, 2022 04:39 PM

Jhum , a traditional land-use system in which a patch of the forest is utilised for agricultural cultivation for a few years and then shifted to a new site for the next cycle, has been widely practised in North East India (NEI) for years because it was found to be best suited for the climate and topography of the region.

The hilly landscapes of Arunachal Pradesh (Image Source:Chakraborty.jishu Via Wikimedia Commons)

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