Question

Why is the primitive subsistence farming called as shifting cultivation ?​

Answer 1

Primitive subsistence agriculture or shifting cultivation is characterized by the following characteristics: ... It is partly for historical reasons that most shifting cultivators have been forced into less favourable areas by the expansion of more advanced farmers in the lower and better lands.

Answer 2

Answer:

A plot if land is cleared by demolishing the trees and burning them. Then the ashes are combined with the soil and crops are cultivated. the property is abandoned after soil loses its fertility and the farmer moves to a new field.