Preface; About the Book; Contents; About the Authors ; Abbreviations; Acronyms; 1 Introduction; Methodology; Literature Review; References; 2 Geographical Backdrop and Sustainable Livelihoods; Location and Extension; Physical Features; Structural Hills; Valley Fills; Flood Plains; Linear Ridges; Major Rivers; Major Lakes; Climate; Temperature; Rainfall; Relative Humidity; Forest Resources; Use Pattern and Conservation of Forests; Soil Types; References; 3 Geostrategic Location, Political History and Development; International Boundary; National Boundary; Political History

Socioeconomic Development After Statehood4 Population and Socio-economic Development; Population Dynamics; Culture and Religion; Socio-economic Development; Potential of Industrial Development; Food Processing; Handlooms and Handicrafts; Transportation; Roads; Airways; Railways; Waterways; Hydropower Potential; Potentials of Tourist Development; Case Study; References; 5 Land Use: Agriculture and Livestock Farming; Land Resources; Land-Use Pattern; Agricultural Practices; Shifting Cultivation and Its Implications; Land Tenures; Agro-Climatic Zones; Cropping Pattern

Changes in Shifting Cultivation and Decrease in Cropped LandCase Study; Cropping Pattern; Major Drivers of Changes in Land Use and Cropping Pattern; New Land Use Policy; Low Production and Productivity of Crops; Modernization; Climate Change; 6 Livelihood Analysis; Sources of Income and Occupation; Expenditure on Major Heads; 7 Climate Change: People's Perception, Adaptation, and Resilience; Climate Change: People's Perception; Is Climate Changing?; What Is the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Livestock Farming?; Climate Change Impact on Agriculture and Livestock Farming

Climate Change Adaptation and ResilienceHow the Marginal Farmers Adapt and Resilient with Climate Change?; References; 8 Food Security and Poverty; Major Food Security Indicators and Their Status; Production, Consumption, and Secure Months of Rice Crops; Regulation and Satisfaction of Food Supply; Chronic Poverty and Malnutrition; References; 9 Sustainable Livelihood Approach to Poverty Reduction; Introduction; Livelihood Assets and Their Major Components; Natural Capital; Human Capital; Financial Capital; Physical Capital; Social Capital; Vulnerability Context: Natural Hazards in Mizoram

Landslide HazardsEarthquake Hazards; Cyclone/Wind/Thunderstorm Hazards; Flood Hazards; Forest Fire; Road Accidents; References; 10 Conclusion; Major Challenges of Livelihood Strategies; Geographical Remoteness and Landscape Fragility; Geostrategic Location; Low Density of Population and Its Sparse Distribution; Lagging Behind in Infrastructural Facilities; Economic Backwardness; Low Production and Yields of Crops; People's Apathy Toward Development Activities; Under Use of Forest and Water Resources; Lacking of Institutional and Policy Support; Future Potentials and Major Opportunities