Indigenous practices in agriculture are organic in nature. They do not cause any damage to the air, water and soil, safe to the human beings and are free from causing environmental pollution. These practices are dynamic because they are region specific, depending upon soil type, rainfall, topography etc. and are often modified by the local farmers.

Results of a recent study reported by Handawela (2001) also confirm that the returns per unit of cash invested on indigenous practices are higher than those of modern techniques; crops on plots with higher indigenous practices proved hardier i.e. these crops were better able to withstand water scarcity thus reducing the risk on the part of farmers. Further the pods and grains yield from plots having much indigenous practices are of better quality and can be selected for display at an agricultural exhibition. Also more honeybees were observed in the fields of indigenous practices.

Therefore, indigenous agricultural practices can play a key role in the design of sustainable and eco-friendly agricultural systems, increasing the likelihood that he rural populations will accept, develop and maintain innovations and interventions. It is also suggested that if the modern techniques are integrated with the traditional and indigenous practices, that will alleviate the poverty and result in the prosperity of the country.

However, many of our indigenous practices in agriculture and allied fields have been replaced by the so-called modern technologies and they have become obsolete, especially among the younger generations. Now these indigenous practices are endangered ones and these is a possibility for them to become extinct particularly during this era of globalization, liberalization and commercialization.