This led to a very high demand for these two species for chemical extraction. There is a dire need to supplement availability of this drug from cultivated sources. Fritillara cirrhosa is considered one of the best wide-spectrum medicines for respiratory diseases. Therefore, this project aimed to document local classifications and uses of the three species, and to set up demonstration plots in farmers' fields to standardize and promote their cultivation and marketing. With increasing demographic pressure, more and more natural plant resources need to be integrated into sustainable cultivation systems, and the focus should be on the links between traditional knowledge and agroforestry management.
Farmers obtain a variety of products from agroforestry plots and home gardens.
They maintain spatial arrangement patterns for species and there is an overall consistency in species composition, irrespective of farm categories. At both the sites, a clear sharing of tasks between women and men is observed, although women are more laborious and contribute a significant proportion of labor to the household and to on-farm activities. Indigenous agricultural practices are based on a specific knowledge of plants, conservation practices and land-use systems. Sustainable agriculture is one of the most important components of rural development and environmental management in the HKH Region. Alder tree stumps, over 100 years old, can be seen in the swidden fields of Angami Nagas.