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Department of Environmental Science, Mizoram University, Aizawl – 796004, Mizoram, India, E-mail: prabhatrai24@gmail.com
Abstract ................................................................................................... 35 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 36 3.2 Shifting Cultivation ........................................................................ 36 3.3 Ethnoagriculture in Other Parts of the World ................................ 41 3.4 Case of Apatanis in Arunachal Pradesh ......................................... 42 3.5 Alternate of Shifting Cultivation .................................................... 43 3.6 Agroforestry: Prospects and Potential for Sustainable
Development of NE India .............................................................. 44 Acknowledgement .................................................................................. 49 Keywords ................................................................................................ 50 References ............................................................................................... 50
ABSTRACT
Ethnoagricuture is intimately and inextricably linked with the society and livelihood of North East India. It is strongly interwoven with tradition,
culture and festivals of North East India. Shifting cultivation is linked with ethnicity of North East India. Its pros and cons to the environment are discussed in this chapter. Further, case study on ethnoecology of Apatanis of Arunachal Pradesh is mentioned. Finally, agroforestry implications in ethno-agriculture is discussed and explained through an eco-sustainable model developed by the author.
