On the introduction of paddy rice cultivation by swiddeners in Arunachal Pradesh, India

IF 1 Q4 ECOLOGY
Tropics Pub Date : 2015-09-01 DOI:10.3759/TROPICS.24.75
Yasuyuki Kosaka, B. Saikia, C. Rai, K. Hage, Haruhisa Asada, Tag Hui, T. Riba, K. Ando
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Abstract

The transformation of land from swidden based to permanent agriculture is an important issue related to the sustainable livelihood and land use system of people in mountain environments. This paper reports the introduction of paddy rice cultivation and its consequences in four swiddener communities in Arunachal Pradesh, India, by focusing on cultivation techniques. The Indian government introduced paddy rice cultivation to Arunachal Pradesh in the 1950 s by teaching the required techniques and supplying seed and agricultural tools. However, few swiddeners began rice cultivation because they disliked working in muddy paddies that could not produce non-rice crops. During the “green revolution” in the 1970 s, many people decided to create paddy fields after observing the remarkably high yield of new rice varieties. Over 60 years of trial and error, many swiddener communities have developed a unique cultivation system suited to their local environment, while often learning from their neighboring communities of Ahom and Apatani that already practiced paddy rice cultivation. The paddy field has become a symbol of wealth and social status because of the high and stable yield of paddy rice and escalating land prices. However, the communities usually continue some aspects of swidden cultivation, because only a limited amount of land is suitable for paddy rice, people need non-rice crops, or because older people prefer swidden cultivation work and the taste of upland rice. This case study shows the importance of local needs and knowledge of skilled farmers in swidden transformation.
论印度**的swiddeners引进水稻种植
山地环境下,土地由以雪为基础的农业向永久农业的转变是关系到人类可持续生计和土地利用系统的一个重要问题。本文以水稻栽培技术为重点,报道了印度**四个swiddener社区水稻栽培的引进及其后果。印度政府在20世纪50年代通过教授所需技术和提供种子和农具将水稻种植引入**。然而,很少有瑞典人开始种植水稻,因为他们不喜欢在泥泞的稻田里工作,因为泥泞的稻田不能生产非水稻作物。在20世纪70年代的“绿色革命”期间,许多人在观察到新水稻品种的高产后决定开垦水田。经过60多年的反复试验,许多swiddener社区开发了适合当地环境的独特种植系统,同时经常向已经实行水稻种植的邻近社区Ahom和Apatani学习。由于水稻高产稳定,地价不断上涨,水田已成为财富和社会地位的象征。然而,社区通常会继续稻田种植的某些方面,因为只有有限的土地适合种植水稻,人们需要非水稻作物,或者因为老年人更喜欢稻田种植工作和旱稻的味道。本案例研究显示了当地需求和熟练农民知识在快速转型中的重要性。
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