Intersecting Knowledge With Landscape: Indigenous Agriculture, Sustainable Food Production and Response to Climate Change – A Case Study of Chuktia Bhunjia Tribe of Odisha, India

Bhubaneswar Sabar, Dipak K. Midya · 2022 · Journal of Asian and African Studies

Summary. The Chuktia Bhunjia tribe in Odisha, India practices sustainable agriculture rooted in local ecology, beliefs, and rituals. Their methods—intercropping, agroforestry, crop rotation, and rainwater harvesting—maintain soil fertility, reduce greenhouse gases, and adapt to climate change while remaining cost-effective. The tribe's knowledge, culturally transmitted through ritual practice, supports both food security and ecosystem conservation. Displacement from a tiger conservation project threatens this integrated system.

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  title   = {Intersecting Knowledge With Landscape: Indigenous Agriculture, Sustainable Food Production and Response to Climate Change – A Case Study of Chuktia Bhunjia Tribe of Odisha, India},
  author  = {Bhubaneswar Sabar and Dipak K. Midya},
  journal = {Journal of Asian and African Studies},
  year    = {2022},
  doi     = {10.1177/00219096221099634},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096221099634}
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10.1177/00219096221099634

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India

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Asia

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

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2026-04-28