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UNRAVELING THE TRIBAL FARMING OF NICOBAR ISLANDS

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Title UNRAVELING THE TRIBAL FARMING OF NICOBAR ISLANDS
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Creator A.Velmurugan, T.P.Swarnam, S.Dam Roy, S.K.Zamir Ahmed
 
Subject tribal farming, characters, Nicobar islands, sustainability, food security, climate change
 
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The Nicobar group of Islands is part of the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, India which is home to two most important aborigines viz. Nicobarese and
Shompens. They depend on the limited resources of the islands and evolved a unique way
of practicing farming within the island ecosystem. The agricultural economy is still at
primitive stage or underdeveloped and limited to meeting the food requirements of the
tribals. Over the years several attempts were made to improve the farm production in
these islands, but still large gap exists in our understanding of these tribals and their farming
in its natural state. In recent years the tribals face a host of diverse challenges and new
constraints due to the degradation of natural resources, increasing demand for food and
climate change concerns. It is, therefore, very important to assess the soil, water and
weather conditions and understand the tribal socio-economic conditions to address the
challenges facing tribals and their farming.
In the fragile island environment in which the agricultural development has to take place,
it is particularly important that it addresses the food security of the tribals within their
socio-economic system. The Shompens are hunters and gatherers while the Nicobarese
practice natural farming. The system of land ownership and production is also varies
across the Nicobar Islands. Studies have provided evidence of climate change and possible
impact on these islands. Still a large part of the tribal culture and its interrelation with
the island ecosystem is unexplained or the information is scattered in different literatures.
In the last few years increased interaction with the local people, capacity building, characterization
of the resources of these islands at larger scale and research efforts to understand
and enhance the farm production in Nicobar Islands have helped to generate lot of
information pertaining to the tribal farming. These are very vital information required by
several stakeholders for successful implementation of any developmental plan. In addition,
declaration of these islands as organic and launch of organic mission has provided
the tribal farmers a new opportunity to improve their farm income. Therefore, there is a
specific need for comprehensive information on several aspects of tribal farming and the
impact of climate change on these islands in an easy to understandable language without
compromising the scientific content.
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Date 2021-01-22T11:03:55Z
2021-01-22T11:03:55Z
2016-01-01
 
Type Book
 
Identifier Velmurugan, A., Swarnam, T.P., Dam Roy, S. and Zamir Ahmed, S.K. (2016). Unravelling the tribal farming of Nicobar Islands, p.141
978- 1-63041-904-2
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/44974
 
Language English
 
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Publisher SARA BOOK PUBLICATION