Shifting cultivation is a traditional agriculture system of many upland indigenous people of the global South. Practised by approximately 250 million people globally, the farming system is widely misunderstood as a cause of deforestation and carbon emissions. Yet, research over the past decades has established the sustainability of shifting cultivation as an agricultural practice. In the mountains of Northwest Myanmar, the Indigenous Naga people have practised shifting cultivation (known locally as Jhum) for millennia.
The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) at the University of Bern, together with the local indigenous organisation RRtIP, have been conducting research in shifting cultivation and indigenous land governance systems across the Naga Hills. This multi-media exhibition will introduce the traditional agricultural systems and highlight the sustainability and multifunctional nature of the Naga Jhum.
11 to 15 November 2024 ǀ Hochschulzentrum vonRoll, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012 Bern, Ideenlabor (A002)
Monday: 13:00 – 18:00
Tuesday to Friday: 9:00 – 18:00
From 11:30 – 13:30 (Tuesday to Friday) there will be representatives from CDE and RRtIP at the exhibition space to answer questions.
