Apatani fish-farming

These Apatani men are fishing in a fish-farm in the Apatani valley : as a result of government schemes, starting in the 1950s, Apatanis turned some paddy fields into fish farms : By 1978, when this photograph was taken, nearly 200 carp farms had been established : today, however, this industry has d...

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Full title: Apatani fish-farming [electronic resource] English.
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1978.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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Summary: These Apatani men are fishing in a fish-farm in the Apatani valley : as a result of government schemes, starting in the 1950s, Apatanis turned some paddy fields into fish farms : By 1978, when this photograph was taken, nearly 200 carp farms had been established : today, however, this industry has declined.
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1978.
Subjects:
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
FURER.
RSA.
PHOTOS.
Access: © 1978, The Estate of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Nicholas Haimendorf, son of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. ----- Creative Commons (by-nc-nd). -- This image may be used in accord with Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs.
Place of Publication: India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Apatani River valley.