Shifting cultivation in Mizoram, India: An empirical study of its economic implications
文献类型：期刊论文
| 作者 | Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad |
| 刊名 | JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE
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| 出版日期 | 2019 |
| 卷号 | 16期号:9页码:2136-2149 |
| 关键词 | Shifting cultivation Jhumias Jhumlands Economic implication Empirical study Mizoram |
| ISSN号 | 1672-6316 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11629-019-5416-9 |
| 文献子类 | Article |
| 英文摘要 | Shifting cultivation is the major occupation and the main source of income of the marginal farmers (Jhumias) in Mizoram. At present, net area sown in Mizoram State is only 5.5%, of which, 16.9% area is devoted to shifting cultivation. Meanwhile, about 54% people, living in the rural areas, are engaged in practicing it. This paper examines economic implications of shifting cultivation in Mizoram, the eastern extension of the Himalaya. A total of 16 villages from eight districts (two villages from each district), were selected for case study, based on their location and distance from the district's headquarter. Household level survey was conducted and a purposive random sampling method was employed to select households with 34.2% sampling size. The case study reveals that production and yield of the principal crops grown under shifting cultivation has decreased during the last 17 years (2000-2017), whereas, there is a slight increase in area sown. It further shows that although, a large group of Jhumias are practicing shifting cultivation and growing subsistence cereals, yet, their economic viability is significantly less than cash crops. As a result, a large section of people in rural areas are living below poverty line. The study suggests that for sustainable livelihood, cash crops can replace subsistence crops and shifting cultivation can be converted into permanent cultivation through terracing the Jhum plots. |
| 电子版国际标准刊号 | 1993-0321 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000485301000012 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/46578]  |
| 专题 | Journal of Mountain Science_Journal of Mountain Science-2019_Vol16 No.9 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad. Shifting cultivation in Mizoram, India: An empirical study of its economic implications[J]. JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE,2019,16(9):2136-2149. |
| APA | Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad.(2019).Shifting cultivation in Mizoram, India: An empirical study of its economic implications.JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE,16(9),2136-2149. |
| MLA | Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad."Shifting cultivation in Mizoram, India: An empirical study of its economic implications".JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE 16.9(2019):2136-2149. |
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来源：成都山地灾害与环境研究所
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