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Multiple cropping system for conservation and sustainable use in Jeypore tract of Orissa, India [1]

This paper examines the composition of traditional food crops among the different tribal communities and the method of sustainable food crop production. Three tribal communities, inhabiting seven villages in Orissa, India were studied. A structured questionnaire was administered to elicit information in the areas of crop mixtures and reasons for such mixtures.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Smita Mishra [2], S S Chaudhury [3], S Swain & et al [4]
Asian Agri-History [5]
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Tags:
Agriculture [6], Multicrop Systems [7], Food Crops [8], Legumes [9], Food Storage [10], Tribals [11], Women [12], Traditional Knowledge [13], Orissa (Odisha) [14], Koraput (D) [15]
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