Question

why is shifting agriculture a wasteful method of cultivation

Answer 1

this is because--------

1. it leads to deforestation ,soil erosion and evn landslides.

2.it also causes an increse in co2 in that area ,as trees are burnt and cut down.

3.as the trees are cut the rate of transpiration is less....affecting rain ,this in turn reduces growth of plant.

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Answer 2

hi there.
Shifting cultivation is also known as slash and burn agriculture because the people live there for some time up to the land is useful and after that when the land losses its fertility they burn that to ashes and shift to other places where there is more fertile land.so this leads to deforestation and thus the forest is decreased by this medium.so it is said that shifting agriculture is a wasteful method of cultivation....
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