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| Title: | An appraisal of the traditional post-harvest pest management methods in Northeast Indian uplands |
| Authors: | Sinha, Bikramjit |
| Keywords: | Post-harvest
Traditional knowledge
Repellent
Rodenticide
Northeast India |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A01F25/00, C05G3/00, A01M1/00, A01M5/00, A01M31/00, A01N3/00 |
| Abstract: | There has been a paradigm shift in recent
years towards the use of natural, reliable, and sustainable products in grain
protection; from the conventional use of synthetic toxic substances. The role
of traditional knowledge in storage protection is being increasingly realized
across the globe. The age-old traditional post-harvest pest management methods
practiced by
6 indigenous communities in three hill districts of Meghalaya and Manipur of
Northeast India, Garo, Mao, Maram, Poumai, Thadou and Tangkhul
have been described. Applicability of the traditional methods in ensuring food
security through reduction of post-harvest loss is discussed. It is opined here
that due recognition should be given to traditional methods of an area in the
post-harvest protection programme of that area. Continuous use of these methods
by the indigenous communities through generations reflects a potential
management option of grain protection for subsistence farmers, otherwise these
could have perished long back soon after their development. |
| Page(s): | 536-543 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.09(3) [July 2010]
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