2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Re-evaluation of sustainability of agriculture in Assam, India
Project/Area Number |
15K16582
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Area studies
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Research Institution | Nara Women's University |
Principal Investigator |
Asada Haruhisa 奈良女子大学, 人文科学系, 准教授 (20713051)
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Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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Keywords | アッサム州 / ヒンドゥー / ムスリム / ボド / ネパリ / 土地利用 / 生業変容 / 農業技術 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study tried to understand the reason of underdevelopment in agriculture in Assam, India from the perspective of multi-ethnic society which is inherent in the region. From questionnaire survey and hearing survey, it is revealed that socio-economic status of ethnic groups in Assam is significantly different and the importance of agricultural development is also different among ethnic groups. Especially, in the village of indigenous non-tribal Hindu groups called Axamiya which population dominates in the state, interest in agriculture become lower recently which leads farm abandonment and changing agricultural land use. The inter-ethnic relationship is one of the key factor for sustainability of agriculture in Assam.
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Free Research Field |
南アジア地域研究
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