Bamboo flowering and its impact on the Adis of Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT

Bamboo flowering is always associated with rise of rodent population and ultimately famine. Bamboo flowering not only causes famine, it also deprive people from getting bamboo raw materials for daily use as well as for commercial purpose. The present paper is an attempt to highlight the impact of bamboo flowering on the Adis (a tribe of Arunachal Pradesh), of Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. It focuses on the impact of bamboo flowering and how the local people are dealing with this problems. It also highlights the consequences of bamboo flowering.