Indigenous Knowledge on Shifting Cultivation and Sustainable Agriculture

Krisnawati Krisnawati, Alia Bihrajihant Raya · 2025 · Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences

Summary. Arfak farmers in West Papua use indigenous knowledge called igya ser hanjob to manage shifting cultivation on mountainous land sustainably. This ecological concept, passed down through generations, balances agricultural production with environmental protection and food security. However, modernization, plantation expansion, mining development, and land pressure threaten both the practice and the oral transmission of this knowledge to younger generations.

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  title   = {Indigenous Knowledge on Shifting Cultivation and Sustainable Agriculture},
  author  = {Krisnawati Krisnawati and Alia Bihrajihant Raya},
  journal = {Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.22194/jgias/25.1519},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.22194/jgias/25.1519}
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DOI

10.22194/jgias/25.1519

Countries

Indonesia

Regions

Asia

Categories

indigenous-innovation, food-systems, climate-and-environment

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2026-04-28