Question

Write any four local terms used for shifting cultivation in india

Answer 1

India

Jhum

North-eastern India

Vevar and Dahiyaar

Bundelkhand Region (Madhya Pradesh)

Deepa

Bastar District (Madhya Pradesh)

Zara and Erka

Southern States

Batra

South-eastern Rajasthan

Answer 2

Shifting cultivation or Swidden agriculture is a traditional agricultural practice in many parts of Asia, Africa and South America. It has different local names in different areas, viz.,

The main features of shifting cultivation are
(i) Parts of forest are cut and burnt in rotation.
(ii) Seeds are sown in the ashes after the first monsoon rains and the crop is harvested by October-November.
(iii) A mixture of crops is grown on such plots for a
couple of years and then left fallow for 12 to 18 years for the forest to grow back.