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This chapter examines recent changes in the farming system in terms of shifting cultivation and permanent agriculture in Mizoram. The Area, production, and yield of crops grow under both systems of agriculture have been elaborated. A trend has been observed in terms of change in farming systems in Mizoram, which shows shifting cultivation has decreased whereas permanent agriculture has increased during the last three decades.
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Shifting.
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A shifting cropland.
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The native people of Mizoram.
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Sati, V.P. (2020). Recent Changes in Farming Systems at State Level. In: Economic and Ecological Implications of Shifting Cultivation in Mizoram, India. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36602-5_6
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