Reinforcing livelihood by interdependency of HR Capacity-ICT: Relevance to multi-cropping practice system in Indian Eastern Himalaya

Abstract

The rural economy of Eastern Himalayan region of India is mostly agriculture based, dominated by traditional as well as community knowledge, has been using as source of livelihood since long years back. But with Green evolution and technological advancement, High Yielding variety of cash crop like Large Cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) and influence of skill-information-technology are emerging in a great extent respectively only to ensure sustainable livelihood. Since it is seen that only through large cardamom cultivation, it is difficult to ensure sustainability, hence concept of Multicropping is very much demanding. Here, this paper highlights the influence and interdependency of Human Resource Capacity and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Multicropping as well as on large cardamom cultivation to ensure sustainable livelihood in this particular region.