Annual Plan 2005-2006 (Sectoral Plans) Volume-I Government of Nagaland

Abstract

Traditionally, all the tribes and villages in Nagaland practice slash and burn cultivation locally known as "Jhum". The Angami and Chakhesang tribes have on the other hand, developed a system of Wet Terraced Rice Cultivation (WTRC), which they practice alongside jhum cultivation. Modern scientific agriculture was introduced only in the 1960's. The impact has not been very appreciable, as most high external input technologies are not suitable for nigh altitudes and rainfed conditions. Moreover, traditionally Nagas did not cultivate any winter crop.