Apatani Tribe Paddy & Fish Cultivation | UNESCO X Royal Enfield

Locally known as 'Ajii', terraced paddy fields extensively cover the gentle slopes of the Ziro valley. During the transplanting season, a farmer will use her thumb to make an indent in the soil, in which a single sapling is buried. Once the fields are submerged at a low water level, fish fingerlings of local varieties, called 'aji-ngiiyi', are introduced to the waterlogged paddy fields alongside the seedlings.

Apart from serving as fresh catch, the fish produce urea that fertilises the paddy crop, they help aerate the soil through their movements and they feed on aquatic weeds, insects, and larvae, which harm the rice's growth. Here, Apatani women take charge in the fields, working with traditional wooden implements and only using organic matter to increase soil fertility. Their agricultural practices sustain a symbiotic existence with nature and reflect the deeply rooted values of their animistic faith, Donyi-Polo, which accords sentience to all living beings.

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