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PRACTICING JHUM IN MANIPUR: IS IT ECOLOGICALLY SOUND AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE?
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Md. Baharuddin Shah1, P. Lienzapau Gangte 2 1, 2 Post-Graduate Department of Geography, G. P. Women’s College, Imphal – 795001 (INDIA)

Abstract

Jhuming occupies first and foremost stage in the socio-economic life of the hill people. Lungphu village of Kamjong district, Manipur, being a tribal village with extensive hilly terrain inhabited by Tangkhul Naga, practice Jhum as their way of life. Although Jhum has caused extensive damage to the natural environment, ecological sound Jhum is sustainable because it does not depend upon extra inputs like fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation. This paper examines the nature and pattern of Jhum within which there is a sense of sustainability based on productivity and carrying capacity of the soil.

Key Words: Jhum, environment, degradation, sustainable, agro-ecosystems.



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2019-05-08

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