Sustainable Rural Development
Sustainable Rural Development
Authors : Col Raman Thapar and Rabina Jaiswal
Churachandpur district is the largest district of Manipur measuring over 4,570 square km
and occupies 20.5 % of state’s area. The district is situated in the south-western part of
Manipur and is dominated by Chin/Kuki/Zomi1
ethnic group. The cluster covers the area
of Singngat, Bungmual, Tangpizawl, Suangdoh and Mualnuam of Churachandpur district
and Noney of Thamenglong district. The climatic condition of Churachandpur district is
generally moderate, with a hot and mild cold climate. The maximum temperature recorded
in 2018 in the district is 37°C while the minimum temperature is 1°C.
The traditional household in this cluster area are farmers. Medicinal and aromatic plantbased industry provide a huge scope for socio economic development of the region. The
advantages of the region include availability of vast areas of land since majority of the
population are traditional farmers and practice shifting agriculture (jhum). But the farmers
do not have much knowledge on upgraded technology and economic viability of aromatic
crops and cannot afford to expand on their resources.
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