Shifting agriculture and the ‘new question’ of sustainability: Evidences from India’s Northeast

• Main Author: Khumbah, A. Lozaanba
• Other Authors: YSI Asia Convening 2019
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: H. : ĐHKT 2020
• Subjects: India; Shifting agriculture; Sustainability
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/70980
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Shifting agriculture is a keenly contested practice in India. There is widespread negative opinion of the practice in both academic and official circles. This stems largely from the perceived unsustainable production process when population density crosses a certain threshold. Increasing demographic pressure on forest land is expected to result in a breakdown of the fallow cycle leading to a vicious cycle of ecological destruction. In addition, the cutting and burning of forests is seen as highly destructive, especially in an era of climate change and global warming.