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SHIFTING CULTIVATION IN THE VIEW OF POVERTY
REDUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL REHABILITATION
A case of Van Kieu indigenous people in Quang Tri province, Vietnam
Prepared by: Dang Vu Bao - 07539705Supervised by: S.A Prof. Masaaki YAMADA
Mid-term presentation session11 May 2009
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Background - What is shifting cultivation?
Fallowing
Secondary forest
Primary forest
Burning
Planting
Harvesting
Slashing
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Shifting cultivation pattern
Plot A1-2 years
Plot C1-2 years
Plot B1 -2 years
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
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Statement of Problem
The Government of Vietnam efforts for replacing shifting cultivation with sedentary agriculture since 1968.
However,
After more than 40 years, shifting cultivation is still practiced nationwide.
So,
It is necessary to understand what shifting cultivation really is.
1.16 million ha of shifting fields planted annually by 3.1 million cultivators. (UNDP, 2004)
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Study Objective
To discuss the shifting cultivation practiced by Van Kieu people.
In other words,
To record the indigenous knowledge and belief in shifting cultivation practiced by Van Kieu people.
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Materials and Methods
Primary data Where 2 villages of 2 communes, Dakrong district Who Van Kieu people: The elders, middle-aged
men and women, the young
How PRAs tools: semi-structured interview, participant observation, field observation
Expected output Narrative-text report
Secondary data Sources Published and unpublished documents,
museums
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Mo O commune
Dakrong commune
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Findings and discussions
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Shifting cultivation by Van Kieu peopleSteps Calendar Tools/technique Belief Customary laws
1. Field selection
February Big knife (Pria), judgment of soil fertility
Taboo, Omen Marking ownership
2. Slashing Feb Mar Pria, axe; stumps left over Auspicious day
3. Burning Mar Apr Pria; biomass as fertilizer Auspicious day Firebreak wall
4. Planting April May Dibbler; intercropping, no tillage
Offering, Rice seedling respected
5. Tending June Aug Xariem, sickle, dibbler; fencing, trapping, weeding,
No fertilizerCattle roaming
6. Harvesting Aug Oct Bamboo basket, plucking the grains by hands
Mother of Rice (Kan Tro)
No intrusion
7. Fallowing 2- 3 years Ownership remained
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Shifting cultivation by Van Kieu people
What to do When How What to believeSelect the land or not
What to respect
Select a plot of land
February (lunar month)
1. Use indigenous knowledge to judge soil fertility with indicators such as soil color and cover vegetation.
2. Mark the ownership by making a slot in a tree with a big knife, then inserting some green tree branches into the slot.
DREAM – spiritual approval. If dreaming of guests, child, GOOD OMEN. If blood, cock, BAD OMEN.
TABOO: Banyan tree, tree hit by thunder
A plot of land marked for ownership
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Interpretation: primitive but effective
Pointed head of the dibbler
Dibbler used for planting
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Interpretation: a plot of land under ownership
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Interpretation: food-security
Banana
CassavaMaize
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Interpretation: Soil fertility
Reed (grass)
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Interpretation: Fallow management
Acacia Fruit-tree
Banana
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Interpretation: not much forest cover destroyed
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Thank you for your attention!