TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE FOR SOIL MANAGEMENT INDIA

Ever since agriculture started, the agricultural practices started evolving as per the requirements faced by the communities. Many traditional farmers in the developing world are still practicing farming methods that are sustainable and highly efficient. When local knowledge and practices developed over centuries are shared in farmers’ groups who work on the land together, it clearly supports sustainable agro-ecosystem management in the region. In India, farmers have developed traditional calendars to control the scheduling of agricultural activities. Some ancient farmers developed sustainable agriculture practices that allowed them to produce food and fiber for thousands of years with few outside inputs. These practices need to be understood particularly for those practices, which are beneficial for their integration in the modern day agriculture.