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sameeksha Current Issue : VOL 47 No. 20 May 19 - May 25, 2012    See Full Contents>>
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    Demystifying the Myth of Shifting Cultivation   (25th November 2006)
     Debojyoti Das
          Overemphasis on modern agronomical practices has led to the belief that jhum (shifting cultivation) is a primitive method used in north-east India. This has also meant the superimposition of an alternative model without any appreciation of the traditional knowledge system of the indigenous people or any effort towards improving the existing method within their cultural framework.


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