Question

What is Jhum Cultivation? How was it practised? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Jhum cultivation is the practice of clearing vegetative/forest cover on land/slopes of hills, drying and burning it before onset of monsoon and cropping on it thereafter. It is a primitive practice of cultivation in States of North Eastern Hill Region of India. Land is often cleared by slash-and-burn methods.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Jhum cultivation is the practice of clearing vegetative/forest cover on land/slopes of hills, drying and burning it before onset of monsoon and cropping on it thereafter. It is a primitive practice of cultivation. Land is often cleared by slash-and-burn methods.