India’s northeastern region, forged by a unique geological history and peopled by several waves of migration, is extraordinarily complex. Farming systems in t

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Papers presented at a national seminar organised by the North-East India Council for Social Science Research, Shillong during 12-13 Dec. 2004.

This book provides an overview of climate change in India using river basin data and analytical and econometric methods. It, first, makes a quantitative assessm

: Sustainable agriculture aims for the environment friendly method of farming which produce the society's present food and textile needs without compromising th