what is slash and burn agriculture? explain its salient Features.also write it's local name in different states (agriculture lesson)
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Explanation:
Slash and burn’ agriculture is the other name for shifting Agriculture. It is the most primitive farming type practised by the tribal people living in tropical regions.
Salient features of this agriculture are :
(i) Forests are cleared and trees are burnt to make the land available for cultivation.
(ii) Digging stick is mainly used for cultivation.
(iii) Mainly root crops and food crops are grown for their own use.
(iv) After 2 years when the soil becomes impoverished they move to another forest area.
(v) Productivity is very low as there is less use of natural fertilisers and pesticides, etc.
Different Names of Slash and Burn Farming:
Slash and Burn Farming in India
Name Regions
Bewar or Dahiya Madhya Pradesh
Podu or Penda Andhra Pradesh
Pama Dabi or Koman or Bringa Orissa
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Answer:
Although there are different names for slash and burn farming in different regions of India, the name 'Jhum Cultivation' or Jhuming is commonly used in this context.
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Different Names of Slash and Burn Farming:
Slash and Burn Farming in India.
Name Regions---
1) Jhumming. ------ Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland.
2) Pamlou ----- Manipur.
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