define Jhum cultivation.
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Jhum cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture, is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter. The burnt soil contains potash which increases the nutrient content of the soil.
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Jhum cultivation is the process of growing crops by first clearing the forests by burning them. The ash on the soil contains potash which increases the nutrient content in the soil.
The is mostly done in trible areas by trible people, the process is now banned by Indian Government as it leads to deforestation.
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