HISTORICAL ANALYSIS ONTRADITIONAL TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR FARMING AND FOOD PROCESSING: A STUDY OF SOUTH ODISHA

Abstract

South Odisha constitutes seven districts of present Odisha, where most of peoples belongs to scheduled castes and scheduled  tribe and majority of them lives in hilly areas depending on nature. Sincelongback, these peoples are using traditional tools and technology to earn their livelihood. This paper attempts to highlight the different tools and technology adopted by the peoples of South Odisha in their day to day life and very particularly in farming and food processing. This work depends on primary sources collected from peoples through interviews and questionnaires. The Secondary source materials may be consulted for accurate interpretations of this work. The outcome of this work will be having traditional tools in food processing of South Odisha.