What is shifting cultivation and write its disadvantages
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Shifting cultivation is a form of agriculture which involves clearing of a plot of land by cutting of trees and burning them. The ashes are then mixed with the soil and crops are grown. After the land has lost its fertility, it is abandoned. The farmers then move to a new place.
Disadvantages:
1. Leads to deforestation
2.Loss of fertility of a particular land
3.Insufficient cultivation of crops for a large population.
4. Large area is lost for cultivation
Disadvantages:
1. Leads to deforestation
2.Loss of fertility of a particular land
3.Insufficient cultivation of crops for a large population.
4. Large area is lost for cultivation
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