which form of farming is also called as slash and burn agriculture..
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Answers
Jhum Cultivation is also called as slash and burn cultivation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :
• Jhum Cultivation is commonly called as Shifting Cultivation.
• In this cultivation, a certain portion of forest is selected.
• Then the trees were cut down and they are burnt.
• The seeds are sown in this burnt area. Then they go for next area.This process continues.
• This type of cultivation can be seen in densely forested areas.
• In India, we can see this type of cultivation in East Indian states like Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland etc.
• This cultivation is not much encouraged as this cultivation results to the deforestation.
• There are some advantages for this cultivation as it has great fertility during first use, weeds can be removed, no need of more fertilizers etc.
Answer :-
Shifting Cultivation is also called Slash and Burn Agriculture.
Additional Information :-
→ Slash and burn agriculture is known as Jhumming in north-eastern states like Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland.
→ It is also called as Dahiya in Madhya Pradesh.
→ It is a primitive subsistence farming where farmers clear a patch of land and food crops to sustain their family.
→ It is a widely used method of growing food in which wild or forested land is clear cut and any remaining vegetation burned.
→ In Primitive Subsistence Farming, farmers clear a patch of land and produce goods.
→ These regions include central Africa, northern South America, and Southeast Asia, and typically within grasslands and rainforests.