Indigenous tuber crops production system practiced by the tribe of West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya Indigenous tuber crops production system practiced by the tribe of West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya

Abstract

Tapioca, Sweet potato, Colocasia, Yam and Elephant foot yam are the important traditional tuber crops of Garo Hills district of Meghalaya. These tuber crops are grown exclusively in five district of Garo Hills i.e., East Garo Hills, North Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills and South Garo Hills. In Jhum or shifting cultivation fields, tapioca, colocasia and dioscorea are commonly grown while sweet potato and colocasia are grown considerably not only in the hills but also in the plains. In sweet potato mainly two types of species are available in the region i.e. red and white while in tapioca both sweet and bitter types are available. Major species of Dioscorea found in the region are D. alata, D. esculenta, D. bulbifera, D. pentaphylla, D. hamiltonii, D. cylindrical, D. sativa, D. oppositifolia and D. deltoidea, D. floribunda etc. Different types of local traditional varieties of tuber crops which are highly nutritious and good in taste are found in Garo Hill districts of Meghalaya. The farmers sow the planting material of tuber crops in their field in the month of March-April by using locally made farm tools. The farmers stored the tubers produced in shady place on the floor with 2-3 cm thick sand layer. After grading their produce into different sizes they piled in heaps inside the indigenous structure for storage made of bamboos. From the study, it was found that the farmers faced transportation to the nearby and far markets as their main priority problem in the village. 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They also used as snack purpose after boiling or baking in fire.