Question

what is the shifting cultivation ?what are its disadvantage

Answer 1

Answer:

Shifting cultivation is the form of agriculture in which a plot of land is cleared by felling the trees and burning them. The ashes are then mixed with the soil and crops are grown. After the soil loses its fertility, the land is abandoned and the cultivator moves to a new plot.

It causes deforestation, soil erosion and are not viable on large scale.

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Answer 2

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Shifting cultivation is also known as slash and burn agriculture. In this type of agriculture, trees are cut and then burnt. The ash is mixed with the soil to increase fertility. Crops are then grown. The land is abandoned once it loses its fertility and the farmers move to a new plot of land.

Disadvantages:

1.Leads to deforestation

2.Burning of trees causes pollution

3.Cutting down of trees causes soil erosion

4.Loss of fertility of land