Question

Give any four names by which shifting cultivation or swidden agriculture is known in India.
Why was it banned by the British?​

Answer 1

Answer:In India it has different local names like dhya, penda, bewar, nevad, Jhum, podu.

The British banned shifting cultivationbecause they regarded this practice as harmful for the forests. They felt that the land which was used for cultivation every years could not grow trees for railway timber. When a forest was burnt, there was the added danger of the flames spreading and burning valuable timber.

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