Rural livelihood has long been discussed in scientific literature, although livelihood
sustainability of fringe communities in far-flung and disadvantageous areas is very scarcely …

Shifting cultivation, an age-old agricultural practice, is a major factor in forest cover change
across Southeast Asia, where repeated cycles of vegetation disturbance and regrowth lead …

Reworking Culture: Relatedness, Rites, and Resources in Garo Hills, North-East India
provides intimate insights into the lives of Garo hill farmers, and the challenges they face in …

# Background Tripura is hyperendemic for malaria and is one of the few states in India that
still fall under Category 3 for malaria elimination (ie, state annual parasite incidence (API)> …

Present day Indian agriculture is mainly based on small and marginal land holdings with
high level of dependency on monsoon rains. Since farming is full of uncertainties at every …

The Garo Hills Conservation Area (GHCA) has been proposed as a UNESCO World
Heritage site for the state of Meghalaya. It encompasses the Balpakram biosphere reserve …

Shifting cultivation landscapes across the world are being transformed through active
interventions of state agencies into monocultures and market-focused high value crops …

The nature of shifting cultivation has kept on changing to reflect the ongoing local conflicts in
land used for agricultural production. This study examines the manifestation of change in …