India: Tiger reserve to interrupt ginger production
"Most of the areas which the forest department wants to include in the tiger reserve and for eco-tourism projects is nothing but the agriculture belt of Kukis living in the foothills of Singhason hill. If the tiger reserve is set up there, at least 50,000 poor Kuki people will have to leave their agricultural work, which is the main source of their livelihood," said KNA general secretary Tongthang Touthang.
The growers in questions are known for their production of ginger.
Source: e-pao.net
