This study is agriculture and impact of socioeconomic activity on Indaw Gyi Lake, close to Hpakant jades mine is huge potential agricultural productive area and. Rain fed agriculture is important socio-economic sector and a variety of crops are grown. Cropping pattern and harvest depend upon topography and climate variation. Pasture management, indigenous crop varieties and agroforestry, socioeconomic activity, soil and environmental conservation surveyed are needed. Run-off and serious soil erosion resulting in Indaw Gyi Lake, strategies to establish ideas and eco-friendly farming in watershed area need to be surveyed. Impacts of human activities and innovation action plans are an important factor related to watershed protection issues. Sustainable management on agriculture is the basis for analysis and implementation of alternative eco-friendly and agroforestry development models in the study area. Soil erosion from gold mines is highly related activities. Logging is major challenges of the Indawgyi Lake. Increasing newcomers stand by fishing in Indaw Gyi Lake and jade mine related jobs need to be studied. | Agriculture and human impact on environment in Indaw Gyi area: Case study in Mohnyin township, Kachin state, Myanmar
