Badaga

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In the sixteenth century, the Badaga migrated from the Mysore district to the Nilgiri hills; in the 20th century, they occupied over 300 villages. They practiced swidden cultivation, growing millet and potatoes, and entered into various exchange networks with neighboring tribes. British settlers in the area introduced tea cultivation, which has become a major cash crop.

Identifier

Region

• Asia

Subregion

• South Asia

Subsistence Type

• intensive agriculturalists

Countries

• India