Need to learn from tribal farming: Viriato
The tribals of Goa have enriched the state's socio-cultural mosaic and every Goan should remember it, said South Goa MP Viriato Fernandes on Sunday.
Fernandes was speaking as the chief guest at the annual felicitation of meritorious students organised by the Adivasi Sanghatana, Quepem.
'Tribal communities developed khazan fields and terrace farming in Goa. During my service in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, I witnessed how the 224-member Jarawa tribe sensed the 2004 earthquake. They took shelter on a hill and survived the tsunami. I realised that these primitive tribes possessed immense traditional knowledge of protecting and conserving soil,' he said.
'We must learn from the tribal knowledge of sustainable agriculture to secure a better present and future for Goa,' Fernandes said.
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