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It is now widely recognized that agriculture can benefit when indigenous technical knowledge of farmers or ITK is reclaimed and integrated with modern farming practices. ITK is derived from local culture, traditions and long term human interaction with the environment. It needs both documentation and conscious promotion for a more sustainability oriented perspective in agriculture.
This book brings together some of the farming practices and the traditional knowledge on which they are based, in the North Malabar region, comprising of Kannur and Kasargod districts of Kerala. This includes many of the farming rituals performed at various stages of crop growth. The booklet also elucidates the cultivation methods of various crops including rice, coconut, rubber, fruit crops, and spices, with special emphasis on their medicinal values. |
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