“Tinni” Rice (Oryza rufipogon Griff.) Production: An Integrated Sociocultural Agroecosystem in Eastern Uttar Pradesh of India

摘要: This study reports how Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and informal cultural institutions have conserved key varieties of the wildgrowing rice, ‘tinni’ (red or brownbeard Oriza rufipogon Griff.), within Bhar community eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. The was conducted, using conventional participatory methods, in 10 purposively selected villages. Two distinct tinni (‘tinni patali’ ‘tinni moti’) with differing habitats phenotypic characters were identified. Seven microecosystems (Kari, Badaila, Chammo, Karmol, Bhainsiki, Bhainsala Khodailia) found to support these proportions. Tinni rice can withstand more extreme weather conditions (the highest as well lowest temperatures rainfall regimes) than ‘genetically improved’ (Oriza sativa L.) grown region. Both are important bioresources for Bhar’s subsistence livelihoods, they use distinctive conservation approaches their maintenance. women main custodians agrobiodiversity, conserving through an institution called Sajha. Democratic decision-making at meetings organized by village elders determines market price varieties. Overall, indigenous women’s participation seem provided safeguards from excessive exploitation maintenance knowledge serves example importance locally maintained crop contributing people’s resilience food security times rapid social environmental change.