Bharat Saharia

Revisiting Traditional Agricultural Systems: Ecological Functions, Socio-economic Significance, Trade-offs and Priorities for Dynamic Conservation

Bharat Saharia & Nityananda Deka · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2026

Traditional agricultural systems (TAS) are place-adapted social-ecological systems in which crop, livestock, aquatic and tree diversity, ecological processes, local knowledge and community institutions have co-evolved with food production. Their contemporary significance is incre...