Land Hunger and Deforestation Case Study of Cardamom Hills in Kerala

The Cardamom Hills Reserve in the evergreen forests in the High Ranges of Kerala has been heavily denuded and put under crops unsuitable for the area. Not only has this resulted in a decline in soil fertility and productivity, but it has had a deleterious effect on cardamom cultivation as well. This...

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Huvudupphovsman: P Sivanandan D Narayana K Narayanan Nair
Materialtyp: Printed Book
Publicerad: Economic and Political Weekly Vol XXI, No 13, March 29, 1986 1986
Länkar:http://10.26.1.76/ks/003892.pdf
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520 |a The Cardamom Hills Reserve in the evergreen forests in the High Ranges of Kerala has been heavily denuded and put under crops unsuitable for the area. Not only has this resulted in a decline in soil fertility and productivity, but it has had a deleterious effect on cardamom cultivation as well. This paper reviews the social, economic and political processes which have operated in the region before and after Independence. Under British the policy followed by the government was compatible with the interests of the cardamom cultivators. Improvements in productivity could be achieved without disturbing the ecological balance. During the post-Independence period encroachment of forest land and the policy of regularising these encroachments has led to indiscriminate denudation. 
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