Vol. 12 (11) pp. 82-99 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/19819

LIVING ON THE EDGE: HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT AND AGRICULTURE DESTRUCTION IN KERALA: A CASE STUDY ON PANAMARAM PANCHAYATH, WAYANAD DISTRICT

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  • Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Kannur University, Kerala.
  • Masters Scholar, Department of Economics, Kannur University, Kerala.
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Abstract

Wayanad district in Kerala is basically an agrarian economy, but recently farmers in Wayanad facing many problems including crop destruction by wild animal attacks. Thisimpaires agriculture production, lowers income, has negative effects on education, health, and development in the long run.Human-wildlife strife may be a contentious issue within Kerala Western Ghats, as well as in other regions of India. This paper attempts to analyse the crop destruction due to human-wildlife conflict in agriculture sector and also to assess human casualties, various techniques adopted by farmers and government institutions to prevent wild animal attacks in PanamaramPanchayath of Wayanad district.

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V. Shaharban and Hanna C.P (2024); LIVING ON THE EDGE: HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT AND AGRICULTURE DESTRUCTION IN KERALA: A CASE STUDY ON PANAMARAM PANCHAYATH, WAYANAD DISTRICT, International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 12 (11), 82-99, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/19819

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Dr. V. Shaharban
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Kannur University, Kerala
India

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