Any transformation in ecosystem tiny or big, has got rippling impact. This is so swashbuckling when a typical farmland undergoes speedy transformation into a tea garden, and this is exactly what is happening in North Bengal of India. The book is about the factors, impacts and perception of farmers, who have transformed themselves from a classical rice grower to tea garden owner. If our traditional agriculture keeps on filing to generate a happy return and dependable livelihoods, such transformation may go contagious and exponential both , may be an important issue challenging our much needed food security. This book is going to be useful for the scholars and faculties of ecological, social and agricultural domains for their academic and scholastic services.

By S.K. Acharya and Monirul Haque