Asia's First Green Village: A Micro - Level Study on Community Farming from Nagaland - India
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Sustainable agriculture is a system of farming that meets the existing demand for food without dampening the prospects of farming and ecology.Organic farming is one of the fundamental ways to cherish sustainable agriculture.The study analyses alder-based shifting cultivation practised in Khonoma, Nagaland, which was declared India's first ''Green Village''.It explores the ripples of alder-based shifting cultivation on agricultural sustainability, economic stability, and ecological resilience in Khonoma.It is a study that hinges on a field study.The study emphasizes the efficacy of traditional farming practices merged with contemporary sustainable strategies to tackle climate aberrations, enhance food security, and ameliorate community health outcomes.The alder-based shifting cultivation transforms agricultural sustainability, ecological resilience, and health indicators.The study also establishes that sustainable farming practices have empowered the village to be recognised as a "Green Village" and transformed the village to cherish the pivotal objectives of ecological balance, food security, and health care.
Authors: Bondita Saikia, Trinadh Nookathoti
Institution: Central University of Karnataka
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4411653130