Question

What is shifting cultivation why did european foresters find it harmful for forest?

Answer 1

SHIFTING CULTIVATION:-

- a way of farming in some tropical countries in which farmers use an area of land until it cannot be used for growing plants any more, then move on to a new area of land. This is called Shifting Cultivation.

- An area is cleared for cultivation for a period of time after that it is left uncultivated so it could gain fertility.

• WHY DID EUROPEAN BAN THIS:-

- the colonial foresters did not favour this system as it made it difficult for the government to calculate taxes, there is a danger of fire and also that no trees could grow on this kind of land.

- some people changed occupations.

- some people resided through large and small rebellion.

that's why European ban this system.

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