Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(5): 1112-1124 1112 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.705.136 Prioritization Strategies for the Resources of Traditional Paddy-Cum-Fish Culture in Lower Subansiri District of Arunachal Pradesh, India Yani, Paney and Amod Sharma * Department of Agricultural Economics, Nagaland University, SASRD, Medziphema Campus, District: Dimapur - 797 106, Nagaland, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Arunachal Pradesh „the land of dawn lit mountains‟ stretches an area of 83,743 sq km characterized by lofty mountainous terrains, crisscrossed by number of turbulent rivers and rivulets situated in the extreme north-eastern tip of India in the Trans-Himalayan regions (Singh and Gupta, 2002). In India, 42 million ha area is under paddy cultivation out of which 0.23 million ha is under rice-cum-fish culture (Anon. 2007). As per census 2013- 14,the total area for paddy-cum-fish culture in state like Arunachal Pradesh is 2800 ha with production of 200-400 kg/ha/season (Ghosh et al., 1984; Kacha, 2014). At present there are 19 districts of the state, among them Lower- Subansiri is the district where cultivation of paddy is done abundantly (Olapade et al., 2015). The practice of Rice-cum-Fish is extensively practice by Apatani tribe living in the count our plateau of Lower Subansiri District having its headquarter (Ziro), popularly known as “Rice Bowl of Arunachal Pradesh‟, Ziro, a scenic valley is the home of the Apatani tribe whose unique land use pattern, resource management and culture of conservation have made them a focal point of attraction” (Ramakrishnan, 1990; Moyoung et al., 2012). They mainly depend upon wet-rice- cultivation. According to local mythology literally, the word Apatani comprised of two words „Apa‟ display of affection and „Tani‟ human race (Goswami et al., 2004). The International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 05 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com The present study was conducted on resource-use-efficiency of traditional paddy-cum-fish in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh during the agricultural year 2014-15; a total of 70 numbers of paddy-cum-fish respondents were selected by following a multi- stage simple random sampling technique. Study reveals that the majority of the farmers were dependent upon agriculture and traditional paddy-cum-fish culture, the total cost of production of traditional paddy-cum-fish per hectare was Rs. 28,7782.70/-; with an average per hectare yield of traditional paddy-cum-fish was 2.76 q. The constraints faced by the traditional paddy-cum-fish farmers during production and marketing of traditional paddy-cum-fish culture viz., poor marketing channel, price fluctuation and exploitation of farmers by intermediaries thereby farmer receives less profit, lack of knowledge about plant protection, low productivity and training activities. Keywords Traditional, Paddy-cum- fish, culture, Respondents, group, constraints Accepted: 10 April 2018 Available Online: 10 May 2018 Article Info