Question

what is the meaning of word *jhum* in jhumming cultivation​

Answer 1

Answers: From The Century Dictionary.

The Century Dictionary.noun A system of cultivation used in India, especially on the eastern frontier of Bengal, in which a tract of forest or jungle is cleared by fire, cultivated for a year or two, and then abandoned for a new tract.

Jhum cultivation, also known as the slash and burn agriculture, is the process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter. The burnt soil contains potash which increases the nutrient content of the soil.

Answer 2

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It is the type of farming also called shifting cultivation