Open AccessSocial Learning in Integrated Land and Water Resource Management through Indigenous “Zabo System”: A Study from India Tribal State
Author(s) -
Priti Priyadarshni,
R.N. Padaria,
R. Roy Burman,
Rashmi Singh,
Sanjoy Bandyopadhyay,
Pramod Kumar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of environment and climate change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-8627
DOI - 10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230341
Subject(s) - indigenous , sustainability , business , environmental resource management , resource (disambiguation) , yield (engineering) , social learning , knowledge management , environmental planning , geography , economics , computer science , ecology , computer network , biology , materials science , metallurgy
Social learning has been cited as essential process for sustainable ecosystem management and enhancement of desirable behavioral change. The present study has focused on an integrated land water resource management through locally developed “zabo system” by the collective action of community. Focus discussion, PRA tools and personal interview methods were used to gather the data. The result reflected that farmers were co-acting together which highly enhanced their occupational capacity (53.3%), adaptive capacity (50%) and knowledge level (69.5%). This system provides 133% more yield of paddy than average yield of the Nagaland state under Jhum cultivation. The study showed that social learning could be an effective tool for bringing sustainability when ecosystem management is at stake.