Question

what is shifting cultivation and what are its disadvantages???​

Answer 1

Answer:

Shifting cultivation is a form of agriculture which involves clearing of a plot of land by cutting of trees and burning them

Advantages: This method helps to eliminate weeds, insects and other germs effecting the soil. Shifting cultivation allows for farming in areas with dense vegetation, low soil nutrients content, uncontrollable pests.

Disadvantages: In shifting cultivation, trees in the forests are cut. This increases soil infertility and leads to soil erosion. 

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Answer 2

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Shifting cultivation is also known as slash and burn agriculture. In this type of agriculture, trees are cut and then burnt. The ash is mixed with the soil to increase fertility. Crops are then grown. The land is abandoned once it loses its fertility and the farmers move to a new plot of land.

Disadvantages:

1.Leads to deforestation

2.Burning of trees causes pollution

3.Cutting down of trees causes soil erosion

4.Loss of fertility of land