DISTINGUISH BETWEEN PLANTATION AND SHIFTING CULTIVATION
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Explanation:
Shifting cultivation Plantation farming
It is the most primitive form of farming. It is a modern form of farming.
Only traditional tools like hoe and sickle are used for clearing land and growing crops. It is highly mechanized and machines are used for carrying out cultivation.
Crops are grown to be consumed by the farmer and his family. Crops are grown mainly for international market.
Only manure is used. No fertilisers are used to increase the productivity of the soil. Chemical fertilizers, insecticide and pesticides were used for increasing production.
It is carried on only a small piece of land. It is carried on vast agricultural farms.
Answer:
plantation:cultivation of a mono crop in large estates in tropical areas for the purposes of export.
where as
shifting cultivation:slash and burn cultivation i.e ,clearing patches of land in the forest by cutting and burning trees for growing food crop .