Traditional farming knowledge on agroecosystem management promoted the low cost
sustainable development in ecosystems through optimal use of natural resources. It protects
and conserves ecological systems, and improving economic efficiency of the farming
community. The coastal agroecosystem of Parangipettai (Portonovo) in Northeastern coastal
Tamil Nadu is a typical agrisilvicultural zone with an effective traditional farming knowledge.
A wider range of indigenous methods like rainwater harvesting, soil and water conservation …