Question

In which part of India is agriculture practice like Roca found in India ? By what names are they called?

Answer 1

• In India, agricultural practice like Roca (Brazil) is termed as ‘Slash and Burn’ technique, in which cultivation land is shifted when the fertility of the soil in that land is reduced. They used to clear another land in the forest area and shift the crops to the new land.
• It is mainly practiced by tribes in India.

Below are regions and the different names by which it is called.  

• Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland - Jhumming
• Andhra Pradesh  - Penda or Podu  
• Madhya Pradesh  - Bewar or Dahiya
• Manipur  - Pamlou
• Western Ghats - Kumara
• Jharkhand - Kuruwa
• Kerala - Ponam

Answer 2

Roca is a form of agriculture which is performed around the world, in Brazil its called Roca and in India its called Slash and Burn cultivation which is mostly practiced by tribes.

EXPLANATION:

The slash and burn cultivation is a form of agriculture where the harvest is burnt after collecting what’s required from the crops. The slash and burn cultivation has a lot of names locally, the different names of the slash and burn cultivation are

Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland - Jhumming

Andhra Pradesh  - Penda or Podu

Madhya Pradesh  - Bewar or Dahiya

Manipur  - Pamlou.