vue - Farmers in the paddy fields of Arunachal

Agriculture is the major part of the economy of Arunachal Pradesh. In Arunachal Pradesh, agriculture is the main occupation of the people. Jhum cultivation or shifting cultivation is synonymous with agriculture in Arunachal Pradesh. This form of cultivation is predominant in Arunachal Pradesh, since a very long time; jhum cultivation is still practiced with the same vigor in the different parts of Arunachal Pradesh. Jhum cultivation implies clearing of the forest in patches by cutting or burning the trees of a particular area. The clearing of the forest by this technique is done after a number of years. The farmers sow the seeds in the cleared patches in the jhum cycle and weed, watch and protect the plants before harvesting the final yield. The agriculture of Arunachal Pradesh is not that well developed as in the other parts of the country. The agricultural yields in Arunachal Pradesh in just enough to feed the agricultural farmers. Among the crops that form an integral part of agriculture of Arunachal Pradesh are: •Paddy •Millet Source - http://www.mapsofindia.com/ This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at rupindang (at) gmail.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.