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| Title: | Traditional farming knowledge on agroecosystem conservation in Northeast coastal Tamil Nadu |
| Authors: | Immanuel, R Rex
Imayavaramban, V
Elizabeth, L Lyla
Kannan, T
Murugan, G |
| Keywords: | Traditional farming
Farm ponds
Mulching
Penning
Tamil Nadu |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A01B1/00, A01C3/00, A01G13/00, A01M1/00, A01N3/00 |
| Abstract: | Traditional farming knowledge on agroecosystem
management promoted the low cost sustainable development in ecosystems through
optimal use of natural resources. It protects and conserves ecological systems,
and improving economic efficiency of the farming community. The coastal
agroecosystem of Parangipettai (Portonovo) in Northeastern coastal Tamil Nadu
is a typical agrisilvicultural zone with an effective traditional farming
knowledge. A wider range of indigenous methods like rainwater harvesting, soil
and water conservation are in practice now to cultivate annual and perennial
crops. These methods are ecofriendly, cost effective and utilization of human
knowledge to conserve the local environment, enhancing the use of locally
available inputs and are useful to uplift the economic growth of the rural
people. |
| Page(s): | 366-374 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.09(2) [April 2010]
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