S. K. Baishya

Study on Shifting Cultivation Cycle (Jhum Cycle) in Mokokchung District of Northeast India Using Multi Temporal Satellite Data

H. C. Kalita, S. K. Baishya, P. Dutta, S. Borah & Vishram Ram · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2023

Shifting cultivation has a long history that predates the development of agriculture as a whole. Locally known as jhum farming in Northeast India, this system's farmers are referred to as jhummias. The strategy is based on crop planting during the wet season and cutting and burni...