Jhum Cultivation Among the Maring Naga Tribe of Manipur: Towards Food Security and Ecological Sustainability

Chapter 1: Brief Historical Background of Maring Naga Tribe

Introduction

1.1. Origin and Their Early Habitation
1.2. Maring as Scheduled Tribe
1.3. Socio-Cultural Life
1.4. Marriage
1.5. Socio-Economic Life
1.6. Occupation
1.7. Socio-Religious Life
1.8. Agricultural Ceremonies and Rites

Conclusion

Chapter 2: Analysis on Jhumming Cultivation and its Viability

Introduction

2.1. Definition of Jhum Cultivation
2.2. Methods of Jhum Cultivation
2.3. Practice of Crop Rotation in Northern Maring
2.4. Composition of the Soil Fertility
2.5. Characteristics of Shifting Cultivation
2.6. Jhum Cultivation Towards Food Security
2.7. Sustainability of Jhum Cultivation
2.8. Political Ecology of Shifting Cultivation

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Jhumming Cultivation is Ecological Sustainability and its Debate on Scientific Development

Introduction

3.1. Definition of Ecology
3.2. Debates on Jhum Cultivation
3.3. Green Revolution (GR)
3.4. World Trade Organisation and Agriculture Globalization
3.5. Criticism of Jhum Cultivation as the Cause of Eco-Crisis
3.6. Debates on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
3.7. People’s Opposition Against Development

Conclusion

Chapter 4: Theological Reflection on Ecological Sustainability in Deuteronomic Tradition

Introduction

4.1. The Concept of Subdue in Genesis 1:28
4.2. Rest of Land in Exodus 23:10 & 11
4.3. The World of Nature
4.4. New Heaven and New Earth
4.5. The Earth is God’s Garden
4.6. Seed as the Providence of God Genesis 1:11 & 12

Conclusion

Chapter 5: Impacts of Christianity upon the Marings Society