Question

What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages?​

Answer 1

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Shifting cultivation is also known as Slash-and-burn cultivation. It is a type of farming activity which involves clearing of a land plot by cutting down 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 of shifting cultivation:

• Leads to deforestation

• Loss of fertility of a particular land

• Leads to Soil erosion

• Burning of trees causes air pollution

• Insufficient cultivation of crops for a large population.

Answer 2

Answer:

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.