期刊名称：Mizoram University Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2395-7352
出版年度：2020
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：47-61
语种：English
出版社：Mizoram University
摘要：The practice of shifting cultivation is the basis of subsistence among the people of Mizoram. Jhuming is performed in areas ranging from gentle to steeply sloped regions with about 15-20 items grown at a time. There have been major changes in recent times regarding the practice as well as the kinds of produce grown by the Jhoomias. The practice,however,has been a topic of debate by different stakeholders such as research scholars from social science and natural sciences,policymakers and farmers towards degradation thesis. While some studies have explained the sustainable practice of Jhoom cultivation though,it is challenging with increasing population pressure. In the wake of the increasing population pressure,urban-rural dynamics, industrialization,the emergence of market opportunities,improvement of infrastructure of roads and better connectivity,coupled with policy interventions by states,the farming organization of shifting cultivation is undergoing rapid transformation. There are debates as to whether the politics of this change in cultivation have led to the demise of the cultivators or the persistence of the practice. Regardless,it is important to understand these changes within the practice that is rendering the evolution of the practice which in turn,affects the farmers and the environment. .
