Change and indigenous agroforestry in East Kalimantan [Part I]

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TitleChange and indigenous agroforestry in East Kalimantan [Part I]
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1983
AuthorsColfer, CJP
JournalBorneo Research Bulletin
Volume15
Issue1
Pagination3-21
Date PublishedApril 1983
LanguageEnglish
Keywordsenvironment; Indonesia; technology
Abstract

This paper discusses the move of some members of the Dayak tribe from their old homes in the Borneo highlands to a new area by the coast. Their shifting-cultivator style of agriculture has been modified due to the availability of outboard motors, machine-hulled rice, and chainsaws. These machines

  1. provide material advantages for the Dayak people,
  2. present more potential for environmental degradation if used indiscriminately, and
  3. tend to disempower women because of their weight (only men can easily handle them).
Notes

Part II in Borneo Research Bulletin, 1983 15(2)
CIKARD 91-01773
URLhttp://www.borneoresearchcouncil.org/BRB%20PDF%20scans/BRB_1983_15_01.pdf
ISSN

2162-8432

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