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Sustainable Technologies in Indigenous Communities of Northeast India

Author(s) Animekh Phukan
Country India
Abstract Northeast India is home to diverse indigenous communities whose everyday lives have been shaped byclose interaction with forests, rivers, mountains and agricultural landscapes. Over generations, thesecommunities have developed practical technologies for farming, water management, construction and the
use of natural resources. Many of these practices rely on locally available materials, ecological observationand community participation, and therefore have important connections with contemporary ideas ofsustainability. This article examines selected indigenous technologies of Northeast India, focusing
particularly on the Apatani agricultural system, the Zabo system, Alder-based farming, bamboo dripirrigation and the wider use of bamboo. It argues that these practices should not be regarded simply asremnants of the past. They represent forms of accumulated environmental knowledge that have enabledcommunities to respond to local ecological conditions with relatively limited external inputs. At the sametime, modernization, environmental change, commercialization and the weakening of intergenerationalknowledge transmission pose serious challenges to their continuity. The study suggests that indigenousknowledge can contribute meaningfully to sustainable development when combined respectfully with
modern scientific research and community participation.
Keywords Indigenous knowledge, sustainable technology, Northeast India, traditional agriculture, bamboo, water management, ecological knowledge.
Field Sociology > Archaeology / History
Published In Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On 2026-08-28
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i04.86672
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