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what do you mean by jhum cultivation ? class 8 history​

Answer 1

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• Jhum cultivation also known as shifting cultivaltion or slash and burn cultivation was usually practised by the tribals of Central India and North East India.

• The tribals cutting down the trees and burning a patch of land and then they cultivated that patch of land by scattering the seeds as long as the soil of that region as long as the soil remained fertile.

• Then, the tribals abandoned that patch of land and move to a different place and start the same process and the cycle keeps on going on.

• The Jhum cultivation are usually practised in Central India and North East India for example Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura and many other states.

Answer 2

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Answer: Jhum cultivation also called slash and burn agriculture is a form of crop-growing farming activity. Crops are grown in this cultivation by clearing the trees and other vegetation and then burning the fields. ... In the North-East states, agriculture is primarily based on Jhum cultivation.

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