“Expedition From Slash And Burn To Agroforestry Plantation, A Livelihood Upliftment Subsequences Of “Bankariya Ethnics”: A Case Study Of „Manahari Rural Municipality‟ Within Central Nepal.
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 7
Abstract
Bankariyas are mostly hunters-gatherers, also known as nomadic jungle-dwellers in case of Nepal. These are the most primitive tribes who reside near the river basin of Handikhola in Makwanpur. Theaim of this study isto highlight the traditional khoriya (slash and burn practice) in contrast to the modern agroforestry plantation in the study area. In addition to this, the study also aims to highlight the livelihood with market situation of agroforestry production. The Bankariya community, residing only in the study area Musidhap has a total of 20 households (HHs) and all of them were taken as a part of the purposive sample for this study between September to November of 2017. The consultative meeting, Primary HHs data, Group discussion and other scientific methods have been applied to this study. The data revealed that 70 percent HHs are fully dependent on agroforestry plantation and among those living there, some 20 percent are dependent on the development aid from the Government and Nongovernment organizations whilerest 10 percent are dependent on Social grants as their major source of livelihood in the study area. However, constraints and problems keep on occurring in the community concerning land rights, citizenship and owning property as assets, whichare the challenging issues of the future. The community is in serious need of agro-technical services for the future.
Authors and Affiliations
Mr. Raju Chhetri, Mr. Pramod Prasad Dahal, Mr. Kalpana Pokhrel, Mr. Bishnu Maharjan, Mr. Saurav Suman
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