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Thematic Group on Mountain Agriculture

Thematic Group on Mountain Agriculture. SMDS III Kohima , Nagaland. Methodology . Group strength – 70 (approx) Methodology followed: Participatory Individual inputs on issues in agriculture which make each participant GLAD, SAD, MAD Identifying and Analysing Common issues For Today

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Thematic Group on Mountain Agriculture

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  1. Thematic Group onMountain Agriculture SMDS III Kohima, Nagaland

  2. Methodology Group strength – 70 (approx) Methodology followed: Participatory Individual inputs on issues in agriculture which make each participant GLAD, SAD, MAD Identifying and Analysing Common issues For Today What needs to be done , how and by whom among stakeholders? Individually, jointly? Way Forward

  3. Issues identified : Glad about • Resilience and tenacity of farmers despite non supportive environment. • Closeness and harmony with nature in farming • Biodiversity of the mountains • Opportunity for healthy, natural, food • Opportunity for organic identity for mountain produce. • Existence of rich traditional knowledge related to food and agriculture • Abundance of natural resources – forests, water, diversity • Niche mountain produce

  4. Issues Identified: SAD and MAD POLICY, PLANS AND PROGRAMMES Disconnect or mismatch between policy/planning, implementation and mountain peoples needs. • Lack of focused policy for mountain agriculture espjhum • Schemes do not reach most farmers (info and extension) • Schemes and programmes focus on cash crops • No incentive for maintaining biodiversity of mountain agriculture. • No hedge against risk, support for mitigation and adaptation to climate change, reward for landscape maintenance

  5. Socio-economic issues • Agriculture not regarded as an enterprise opportunity • Fast declining interest of youth in agriculture • Landuse change- agriculture to nonagriculture • Reduced grasslands for pastoralists/nomads • Low incentive for agrodiversity maintenance • Declining food production - productivity • Continuing drudgery of women in agriculture

  6. Infrastructure, Research, Development • Lack of mountain specific agriculture supportive infrastructure – investments, credits, good roads, transport, marketing and distribution support) • Agriculture research biased towards few major crops • Push towards cash crops without supporting services • Research and development organisations work in isolation. Traditional knowledge and culture • Erosion of traditional knowledge and local institutions • Erosion of culture, tradition, rituals • Erosion of crop varieties

  7. Natural resources • Destruction of supporting natural resources • Forest fires • Shortening of Jhum cycles • Deforestation • Declining pollinators • Natural resources degradation CLIMATE CHANGE Lack of recognition of eco services provided by mountain agriculture. Mitigation, adaptation and risk resilience issues

  8. Your Feedback and Inputs

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