Probable agricultural biodiversity heritage sites in India: The Brahmaputra Valley Region
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01/01/2010
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Asian Agri-History
The Brahmaputra Valley region has a unique landscape, with the Brahmaputra River and other rivulets running between the parallel hill ranges. The valley gets flooded during the monsoons, which deposit a large amount of silt and debris on the riverbeds. The local communities have developed systems to take advantage of such situations by developing a unique farming system of rice cultivation that integrates fish culture.