Economic and Ecological Implications of Shifting Cultivation in Mizoram, India

This book presents the first empirically tested, comprehensive study on shifting cultivation in Mizoram. Shifting cultivation is a unique and centuries-old practice carried out by the people of Mizoram in Northeast India. Today, it is a non-economic activity as it does not produce sufficient crops,...

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Main Author: Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
Series:Environmental science (Berlin, Germany)
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Online Access:Full text (Wentworth users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Geo-Environmental Setting
  • Brief Introduction of Case Study Villages
  • Economic Implications of Shifting Cultivation
  • Ecological Implications of Shifting Cultivation
  • Recent Changes in Farming Systems at State Level
  • New Land Use Policy and Sustainable Permanent Agriculture.