Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

After the soil loses its fertility, the land is abandoned and the cultivator moves to a new plot. The major disadvantage of Shifting Cultivation is that many trees in the forest are cut and this increases soil infertility and leads to soil erosion.

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Answer 2

Answer:

What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages?

Answer:

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.