Jhum cultivation

Jhum cultivation

In Galanggya union of Ruma, a lone hut rises at the heart of a Jhum field. Built for rest after a long day’s toil, it will soon serve another purpose—sheltering the harvest once the golden rice is thrashed. Photo: U She Thowai Marma/TBS

Jhum cultivation: A vanishing hillside harvest heritage

3 organisations place 7-point demand in protest of burning Mro-Tripura jhum land

3 organisations place 7-point demand in protest of burning Mro-Tripura jhum land

A jhum farmer dries his crops on a bamboo platform in front of a hut atop a hill. Despite a good harvest this season, hill farmers are moving towards commercial fruit farming. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Kamol Das

Jhum cultivation takes a hit as farmers turn to commercial fruit farming

Tuiyas are water pots made from bottle gourds, believed to have originated around 90AD. These pots are widely used by indigenous Mro and Khumi people. Photo: TBS

Tale of ‘Tuiya’: Water pots made from bottle gourd

Mro women harvest paddy in a Jhum field at Thanchi in Bandarban on October 2, 2019. Photo: Rehman Asad

Bumper jhum yield relieves loss-stricken farmers