Showing papers by "Sudip Dey published in 2008"
TL;DR: The North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project for Upland Areas is being implemented in six districts, 2 each in Assam, Manipur, and Meghalaya as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The agriculture scenario in northeast India is quite different from mainland India. Difference in physiography and climatic conditions are some of the major determinants. Again different indigenous communities with unique traditions and customs inhabit most of the area. 'Shifting cultivation' is the main form of cultivation in this part of the country. In the upland areas of North East, agricultural extension and supportive delivery systems are practically non-existent. Wherever available, the rural poor lack the means to access these services. In such a situation, the rural upland farmer is largely dependent on traditional practices of pest management based on empirical experience. The North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project for Upland Areas is being implemented in six districts, 2 each in Assam, Manipur and Meghalaya. The overall objective of the venture is to improve the livelihood of vulnerable groups through judicious management of their resource base. Besides, the project is also encouraging the organic form of cultivation through strengthening of their traditions and practices like 'pest management practices'. Till now documentation has been done among the communities inhabiting four districts. Documentation of such practices reveals an interesting insight and understanding of local resources, different ways of controlling pests as well as the ecological principle of food-web linkages, by the communities. This presentation highlights a few of these practices and their analysis.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report few traditional pest management practices of some upland communities of North East India utilizing wild plant bioresources, in contrast to chemical pesticides, gains significance for their environment friendliness and biodegradability.
Abstract: Agricultural crops are prone to damage by a wide range of pests from the time sowing to storage. The role of biopesticiedes, in contrast to chemical pesticides, gains significance for their environment friendliness and biodegradability. The present study reports few traditional pest management practices of some upland communities of North East India utilizing wild plant bioresources.
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TL;DR: Although Environmental Education is central to efforts in Environmental Management and Conservation of Resources, it seems to have suffered a serious flaw in approach The approach in Environmental Education had always been condescending -the urban intellectuals patronizing the rural illiterate This very approach overlooks the fact that the latter are the genuine practitioners of environmental management, particularly for their livelihood and hence are more in touch with nature; the former inspite of their educational superiority, are highly alienated from nature and hence have a poor understanding of traditional practices in resource management as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Although Environmental Education is central to efforts in Environmental Management and Conservation of Resources, it seems to have suffered a serious flaw in approach The approach in Environmental Education had always been condescending - the urban intellectuals patronizing the rural illiterate This very approach overlooks the fact that the latter are the genuine practitioners of environmental management, particularly for their livelihood and hence are more in touch with nature; the former inspite of their educational superiority, are highly alienated from nature and hence have a poor understanding of traditional practices in resource management It is, therefore, a pressing imperative that this patronizing attitude is replaced with one of humility - of learning The perception in Environmental Education, therefore, has to change from "teaching the rural mass" to learning from their rich experience and complementing that with appropriate scientific knowledge Thus, the approach has to be complementary In this discussion efforts are being made to highlight the lessons that can be learned from the rural mass, particularly in reducing the threat to the environment due to increased use of chemical pesticides, by looking at traditional pest management practices