Question

Slash and burn practice agriculture is also called

Answer 1

Answer:

jhumming

Explanation:

Shifting cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture (Jhum cultivation), is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter. The burnt soil contains potash which increases the nutrient content of the soil. This burnt land is left for 5-8 years, so as to give the soil the time to regain its fertility .

Answer 2

Answer:

Slash and burn agriculture is the process of cutting down the vegetation in a particular plot of land, setting fire to the remaining foliage, and using the ashes to provide nutrients to the soil for the use of planting food crops. ... For this reason, this type of agriculture is also known as shifting cultivation.