This resource book aptly illustrates the broad range of practices and methods that can be used to build upon traditional agriculture in Nagaland. Government officials, NGOs, students, community groups and, most importantly, farmers themselves, will find many options for improving agricultural returns while operating in a more sustainable basis. Nagaland is rich in cultures and biodiversity, and this resource book clearly reflects this natural wealth. The botanical wealth in Nagaland has not yet been properly documented and most of the capacity to preserve it for the next generation of N a gas exists at the village level, in the elders and local experts who store an “oral botanical” record. By working directly with the meri and women in the various villages of Nagaland, the project officers of NEPED have helped ensure that the record will be saved for the next generations.
