Question

what is jhoom farming

Answer 1

Jhum cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture, 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.

Answer 2

Jhoom farming or jhoom cultivation is a type of farming practice for growing crops.

EXPLANATION:

In this cultivation, crops are grown by clearing the trees and any vegetation and then burning the fields. The burning of fields causes potash to be added to soil which in turn increases the fertility and nutrient content of the soil.

Jhoom cultivation is also referred  as slash. burn farming  is mainly practiced by the "Tribal groups" of India in states like Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.