Indigenous Techniques of Soil and Water Conservationin North Eastern Region of India

Abstract: The north eastern region of India comprising of seven states lies between 21.5o and 29.5o N latitude and 89.4o and 97.5o E longitude. The region is unique in its diversity of climate, crops and people. Shifting cultivation is prevalent in the region for food production. Besides this, there are some potential indigenous farming system in the region developed by tribal farmers using their ingenuity and skill. These techniques and systems have sustainable agricultural base are practiced since centuries but in some isolated pockets in the north-east India. The paper is aimed to review the various indigenous techniques of soil and water conservation linked with these farming system in the north-eastern region of India