Farmers in the hilly areas of Bangladesh, who practise a traditional form of cultivation known as jhum, are pleased to be getting good yields of paddy this year despite the unfavourable weather ...

About 25,000 acres of forest land, including reserve forest, have been brought under jhum cultivation in the current season at eight upazilas in Khagrachhari in defiance of law. Jhum is a traditional ...

Silchar, Aug. 5: The Centre, after keeping the Lalthanhawla-led Congress government in Mizoram on tenterhooks for some months about its approval to the state government’s new farming scheme as well as ...

Guwahati, July 1: The Northeast Forest Policy Committee has recommended increased focus on ways to wean away people from jhum cultivation. The committee was set up by the Centre under the chairmanship ...

In the serene landscapes of Khagrachhari, a sense of concern is palpable among jhum farmers from ethnic minorities. This year, they are grappling with what they term a 'grain disaster', raising ...

Jhum cultivation or shifting cultivation, practised in the hilly terrains of the northeast by clearing vegetation, is posing a big threat to the region as it is enhancing the possibility of landslides ...

Rat infestations have once again struck jhum rice fields in Sajek Union under Rangamati’s Baghaichari Upazila, leaving more than 1,500 jhum farming families affected. Locals now fear an impending food ...

Three Chittagong-based rights organizations have protested fires on jhum lands belonging to the ethnic Mro and Tripura communities allegedly caused by Lama Rubber Industries. In a media call on ...

Information about NGO Organisation For Replacement Of Jhum And Shifting Cultivation And Advancement Of Small Scale Industr in Imphal, Manipur. Information includes address, contact details like phone ...