Question

What is meant by indigenous practices in agriculture?Describe forest gardens and shifting cultivation as indigenous practices​

Answer 1

Indigenous agricultural practices adopted by locals largely depend on traditional knowledge, common in agricultural system to preserve ecosystem, biodiversity, and useful in maintaining sustainable food and human health.

native peoples of the Amazon basin have practiced traditional shifting cultivation, which combines farming with forested habitats. Shifting cultivation, sometimes called swidden or slash and burn, is commonly found throughout the Amazon and other tropical regions worldwide.