For Arunachal Pradesh’s Adi Pasi Tribe, Reviving Millets Means Preserving Indigenous Identity and Protecting the Ecosystem
For the Adi Pasi community of Arunachal Pradesh, growing millets like Anyat (Job’s tears) through the jhum (slash and burn) method is at the centre of life and culture. Marina Dai reports from the fields of Upper Siang district on how agricultural practices in the region are changing and a new generation is trying to revive this grain and its significance for the Adi Pasi people.
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