Question

What are the features of shifting cultivation? Where is it practised in india?

Answer 1

Features of shifting cultivation are:-

1. Low input is required

2. High sustainability.

It is practiced in states like Assam (called jhoom farming) and orissa (called onam).

Answer 2

Features of Shifting Cultivation:

The features of shifting cultivation are as follows:

• It follows traditional method of agriculture and less use of modern technologies.

• As the soil is rich in nutrients no or little amount of fertilizers are added to soil.

• This best method of agriculture where population is less.

• The burnt remaining of the land makes the soil rich in nutrients by decomposing.

• This type of farming is practiced in places such as Assam, Odhisa, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.