The record preservation of traditional agriculture in Northeast India

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26760014
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Akita University (2016); Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (2014-2015)
• Principal Investigator: Endo Hitoshi 秋田大学, 国際資源学研究科, 客員研究員 (80551548)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: インド北西部 / 伝統農業 / 記録保存

Outline of Final Research Achievements

As a result of increasing population pressure, among other reasons, a section of Indian farmers may soon have to switch over to agricultural tools used in the past. In the aftermath of natural calamities like floods, tsunamis, and earthquakes, modern farming techniques may fail completely, and there should be ready solutions to combat such situations. We must rely on traditional technology that does not depend on fossil fuel for the future. I chose "record preservation", intended it to be semi-permanently by drawing and photos, videos and texts before the tools disappear in the race for social changes.

Free Research Field

民族考古学