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Báo cáo lâm nghiệp: "Status of an indigenous agro-forestry system in changing climate: A case study of the middle Himalayan region of Tehri Garhwal, India"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về sinh học được đăng trên tạp chí lâm nghiệp đề tài: Status of an indigenous agro-forestry system in changing climate: A case study of the middle Himalayan region of Tehri Garhwal, India. | JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE 56 2010 8 373-380 Status of an indigenous agro-forestry system in changing climate A case study of the middle Himalayan region of Tehri Garhwal India C. P. Kala Ecosystem and Environment Management Indian Institute of Forest Management Nehru Nagar Bhopal India ABSTRACT The agro-forestry system is one of the best known indigenous practices for livelihood. In view of instant decline in the rainfed hill agro-forestry system the present study was undertaken in the hilly villages of Uttarakhand state of India with the major objective to assess the status and effects of various factors on this centuries old indigenous agro-forestry system. The survey documented a total of 26 herbaceous food crop species and 21 woody species that were raised by farmers in the selected villages of Uttarakhand. A total of 37 plant species available in the agro-forestry system and used for curing various ailments by traditional healers were also documented during the survey. The major cereals produced by farmers were Oryza sativa L. Echinochloa frumentoacea Link. Eleusine coracana L. Gaertner and Triticum aestivum L. The indigenous system of cropping was locally called as Baranaja that revolved around the production of 12 varieties of crops. Besides food the species grown in the agro-forestry system were used for multiple purposes. Water scarcity migration of youth in search of employment and changing socio-economic and climatic conditions were some of the major reasons for declining agro-forestry system and abandoning the agricultural land. Keywords Agro-forestry indigenous practices climate change conservation and management Tehri Garhwal The majority of indigenous hill agricultural systems in the Garhwal Himalayan region of India is operated in the rainfed areas and therefore the onset of monsoon is the crucial determinant for the hill farmers. Historically the abundant rains during summer and rainy seasons helped farmers of the middle Himalaya to expand their .