Question

what is shifting cultivation? what are its disadvantages​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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.

Answer 2

Answer:

Trees and bushes in a forest area are cut and burnt And the crop is sown in the ashes. When this land loses its fertility, another plot of land is cleared and planted in the same way.  The farmers then move to a new place.  

• Disadvantage of Shifting Cultivation is that many trees are cut and this increases soil infertility and leads to soil erosion.
• While burning more carbon dioxide is let out and this leads to pollution.
• Large destruction of of large piece of land by burning.  
• Leads to deforestation.  

Extra information :

Different names for Shifting cultivation :

• Jhum - India
• Ladang - Indonesia
• Tamrai - Thailand
• Roca - Brazil
• Milpa - Mexico
• Conuco - Venezuela
• Chena - Sri Lanka
• Masole - Central Africa
• Taungya - Myanmar
• Caingin - Philippines
• Ray - Vietnam

The crops grown in shifting cultivation are :

• Potato
• Maize
• Yam
• Cassava

Advantages of shifting cultivation :

• By this method weeds, insects and other unwanted things gets burned.
• In this method the growth of the crops will be fast.
• It provides very easy and very fast method of the preparation of the land for the agriculture.