Question

What are the merits and demerits of Slash and Burn farming? for class 7.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Advantages over conventional slash treatment and forestry equipment include: Fire containment risks are eliminated. ... Nutrient cycling releases nutrients long-term as the slash naturally decomposes into soil rather than going up in smoke. Humidity increases in the microclimate, increasing sapling survival rates.

Slash and burn is not a good practice and farmers must do well to avoid it for the following reasons;

Burning leaves the land exposed to erosion. ...

It is not sustainable. ...

Burning reduces organic matter content in soils. ...

It is an extra cost to production. ...

Burning might cause bushfires.

Answer 2

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the advantage of slash and Burn method is that it provide fertility to the soil in Greater amount, due to the compounds of buried plants and trees.

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the disadvantage of slash and Burn agriculture is that it is practiced by large populations, they have to cut down a lot of trees to grow new crops. This lead to an increase in carbon dioxide level.

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