Energy flow through an Apatani village ecosystem of Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India

Kumar, Anil; Ramakrishnan, P. S.

doi:10.1007/bf00889158

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“…The species is largely cultivated as a systems’ component of homegardens or mixed cropping schemes, whose specific contribution to the overall system is usually not recorded. It has been documented as part of traditional production systems, such as those based around irrigated agriculture in the oases of Oman (Gebauer et al 2007), homegardens in Nepal (Gautam et al 2008), India (Kumar and Ramakrishnan 1990; Peyre et al 2006), Bangladesh (Mir et al 2004), Thailand (FAO 1999), and other tropical countries (Table 1). …”

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Lablab purpureus—A Crop Lost for Africa?

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Knox

Venkatesha

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Tropical Plant Biol.

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In recent years, so-called ‘lost crops’ have been appraised in a number of reviews, among them Lablab purpureus in the context of African vegetable species. This crop cannot truly be considered ‘lost’ because worldwide more than 150 common names are applied to it. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this paper aims to put forward four theses, (i) Lablab is one of the most diverse domesticated legume species and has multiple uses. Although its largest agro-morphological diversity occurs in South Asia, its origin appears to be Africa. (ii) Crop improvement in South Asia is based on limited genetic diversity. (iii) The restricted research and development performed in Africa focuses either on improving forage or soil properties mostly through one popular cultivar, Rongai, while the available diversity of lablab in Africa might be under threat of genetic erosion. (iv) Lablab is better adapted to drought than common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) or cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), both of which have been preferred to lablab in African agricultural production systems. Lablab might offer comparable opportunities for African agriculture in the view of global change. Its wide potential for adaptation throughout eastern and southern Africa is shown with a GIS (geographic information systems) approach.

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Lablab purpureus—A Crop Lost for Africa?

Maass

Knox

Venkatesha

et al. 2010

Tropical Plant Biol.

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“…ha À1 year À1 ) (in parentheses) input-output patterns of rice agro-ecosystem of Apatani at Hari in Arunachal Pradesh (from:Kumar and Rmakrishnan, 1990) …”

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Traditional forest knowledge and sustainable forestry: A north-east India perspective

Ramakrishnan

2007

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…The Apatanis see this ecological complementation as an advantage, though the restriction imposed by the confined space of the valley has always been a threat for their survival in the past. The more enterprising Apatanis have one of the most unique sedentary wet-rice cultivation systems that is highly productive and at the same time energy efficient (Kumar & Ramakrishnan 1990). …”

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Traditional ecological knowledge and community-based natural resource management in northeast India

2007

J. Mt. Sci.

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Community-based natural resource management in northeast India has a long history. Indigenous knowledge and adaptation are the collective information, with improvement from generation to generation. The expectation is that under community control, local expertise on biodiversity will play a significant role in natural resource management through traditional practices. This paper discusses the characteristics and application of the traditional ecological knowledge of aboriginal peoples in northeast India and its role in natural resource management. Examples are provided in two different eco-cultural landscapes, i.e., Demazong (the Buddhist eco-cultural landscape in Sikkim Himalaya) and the Apatani eco-cultural landscape in Arunachal Pradesh, which illustrate the utility value of traditional ecological knowledge in sustainable natural resource management. Both eco-cultural landscapes are indeed very complex and highly evolved systems with high levels of economic and ecological efficiencies. The paper concludes that traditional ecological knowledge systems and institutions could serve as entry points into the sustainable utilization and management of natural resources. This could be achieved through the exploration of the cultural practices of the local people and integrating useful aspects into the modern natural resource management expertise. With rapidly depleting biodiversity in the developing tropic regions, there is a greater utilization today than ever before of the value of respecting the "Sacred" as a tool towards better conservation of natural resources.

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Energy flow through an Apatani village ecosystem of Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India

Cited by 23 publications

References 10 publications

Lablab purpureus—A Crop Lost for Africa?

Lablab purpureus—A Crop Lost for Africa?

Traditional forest knowledge and sustainable forestry: A north-east India perspective

Traditional ecological knowledge and community-based natural resource management in northeast India

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