The political ecology of traditional farming practices in Thana district,Maharashtra (India) |
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Authors: | Indra Munshi Saldanha |
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Affiliation: | Department of Sociology , Bombay University , Bombay, 400 098, India |
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Abstract: | This article attempts to discuss the traditional agricultural practices dalhi and rab, in Thana district, Maharashtra (India): in 1818, when the British took over the district; the 1880s, when the effects of the British land revenue and forest policies were visible; and the 1980s. It is suggested that the traditional system was appropriate, in the past, given the existing ecology and the level of development of technology; and that even now a well‐regulated utilisation of forest resources for rab may be sound, in the long run, from the viewpoint of preservation of soil fertility and a pollution‐free environment, especially in the absence of viable alternatives. |
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