‘Aji gnui assonii’—a practice of organic hill farming among the Apatani tribe of Eastern Himalaya

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-217

  Saikia, S K ^a   Das, D N ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aji gnui assonii; Apatani tribe; Organic farming; Rice fish culture; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AQUACULTURE; HILL FARMING; ORGANIC FARMING; RICE;

ARUNACHAL PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

CAPSICUM BACCATUM VAR. PENDULUM; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 4043050158     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500409469825     Document Type: Article

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