Question

Differences between shifting and sedentary agriculture

Answer 1

Shifting Agriculture
a form of agriculture, used especially in tropical Africa, in which an area of ground is cleared of vegetation and cultivated for a few years and then abandoned for a new area until its fertility has been naturally restored

Sedentary Agriculture
Agriculture as practiced in one place by a settled farmer in which fields are not rotated is called sedentary agriculture. The term was used for primitive agriculturists in tropical Africa who farmed the same piece of land indefinitely in contrast to shiftingcultivation.

Answer 2

Answer:

Shifting agriculture

It is an agriculture system in which a piece of land is used for crop production for a short period of time. Usually, the land is first cleared of its vegetation, then crops are grown for 2 to 3 years then it is left abandoned for more than 10 years and new land is prepared for cultivation. This method is also called as slash and burn agriculture.

Sedentary agriculture

It is an agriculture system in which the same piece of land is used for crop production repeatedly. It is opposite to shifting agriculture where land was used for a short period of time. This system is practiced by the settled farmers and it is the most primitive form of agriculture.