Question

why did British prevent shifting cultivation​

Answer 1

Answer:

british ban shifting cultivation because they regarded this practice as harmful for forests. they felt that the land which was used for the cultivation every few years could not grow trees for railway timber. therefore the govt. decided to ban shifting cultivation.

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Answer 2

Answer:

For administrative and economic reasons, the British government tried settling the jhum or shifting cultivators. ... Under the forest laws, the British extended their control over all forests and declared that forests were state property......❤❤