Khasi tribe is an ancient hill tribe of East and West Khasi Hill districts of Meghalaya in Northeast India. Potato is the most important crop for the tribal farmers. Traditional potato storage structures and methods accords high significance among this tribe owing to the semi-perishable nature of the potatoes, the need of the farmers to store potatoes for seed as well as table purpose, and non-existence of cold storage facilities in these districts.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/traditional-potato-storage-among-khasi-tribe-meghalaya-hills
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shantanu-kumar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/uma-sah
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/asian-agri-history
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-east
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/potato
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-storage
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/khasi
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/meghalaya
