Sustainable agricultural practices and the methods of traditional water harvesting in North East Region of India

Angkita Sarma, D. C. Goswami

Abstract

North East India is unique in its diversity of physiographic features, climate and people. It is home to a large no of ethnic groups. Different types of indigenous systems of farming are found among these people those are in vogue for a long time. They are very skilled to utilise the natural resources perfectly at a low cost using the locally available material and overcome the problem of irrigation. This paper is a review that deals with the existing indigenous systems of farming of the North East India and its importance and sustainability.