Question

What is shifting cultivation what are its disadvantages Class 8​

Answer 1

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Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which a person uses a piece of land, only to abandon or alter the initial use a short time later. This system often involves clearing of a piece of land followed by several years of wood harvesting or farming until the soil loses fertility.

The cultivation period is often terminated when the soil reveals any sign of exhaustion or when the plot is overrun by weeds.

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Answer 2

Answer:

After the soil loses its fertility, the land is abandoned and the cultivator moves to a new plot. Shifting cultivation is also known as 'slash and burn' agriculture. Deforestation, losing fertility of land and soil erosion are the disadvantages of shifting cultivation