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Discuss the view of europeans regarding the shifting cultivation​

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Answered by Anonymous
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In shifting agriculture certain parts of the

forest are selected, cut and burnt. This is done in rotation. Then seeds are sown in the ashes after the monsoon. The crop is

ready to be harvested by October-November.

This cultivation is carried on for two to three years. After this, the land is

left fallow for about 12 to 18 years. This allows the forest to grow back

again. Cultivators grow different crops on this land. It varies from region to region. In central India and Africa,

it could be millets, in Latin America,

maize and beans and in Brazil, manioc. (5)

This practice of shifting agriculture was considered by European

foresters as harmful.


>       They were of the opinion that any land that

was cultivated in this manner could not produce trees which would yield timber

for railways.


>       They also argued that burning of forests was

a dangerous activity. The flames could spread and burn valuable timber.


> In addition, the government found that

calculation of tax was a problem with shifting agriculture as the cultivators did not stay on the same

piece of land for more than three years.


> The government, hence, decided to ban

shifting agriculture. Many people lost their means of livelihood and were

displaced from their homes.


Answered by simimhatre16
3
Europeans regarded shifting cultivation was harmful for the forests .

They felt that the forest burnt would destroy timber and the danger of the flames would spread and burn valuable timber.

shifting cultivation made it harder for the government to caluculate taxes so British government decided to ban shifting cultivation.

As a resault, many communities were forcibly displaced from their homes in forest.

Some had to change occupations, while some resisted through large and small rebellions.


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