Question

Why do you think that the field that was cultivated once was left fallow for several years by jhum cultivators?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Swidden agriculture, also known as shifting cultivation, refers to a technique of rotational farming in which land is cleared for cultivation (normally by fire) and then left to regenerate after a few years. ... This type of “slash and burn” is better referred to as “swidden agriculture” or “shifting cultivation".

Owing to diminution of fertility, Jhumias have to shift the cultivation from one area to another area and thus it is known as Shifting Cultivation. Within India, Jhum cultivation was once widely practised in the tropical forest of south-western, central and eastern India.

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Answer 2

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Explanation:

Jhum cultivation is also called shifting cultivation. This was done on small patches of land, mostly in forests. The cultivators cut the treetops to allow sunlight to reach the ground, and burnt the vegetation on the land to clear it for cultivation. They spread the ash from the firing, which contained potash, to fertilise the soil. They used the axe to cut trees and the hoe to scratch the soil in order to prepare it for cultivation. They broadcast the seeds, that is, scattered the seeds on the field instead of ploughing the land and sowing the seeds. Once the crop was ready and harvested, they moved to another field. A field that had been cultivated once was left fallow for several years, Shifting cultivators were found in the hilly and forested tracts of north-east and central India.