Question

How did Foredt Rules affect Cultivation?

Answer 1

In shifting cultivation, a part of the forest was burnt and after the first monsoons, the seeds were sown on the ashes itself. ... When forestswere burnt for cultivation, valuable timber will be lost, It would be difficult for the British to collect taxes when 'shifting cultivation' was practised.

Answer 2

In shifting cultivation, a part of the forestwas burnt and after the first monsoons, the seeds were sown on the ashes itself. ... When forests were burnt for cultivation, valuable timber will be lost, It would be difficult for the British to collect taxes when 'shifting cultivation' was practised.