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write information on jhoom farming

Answer 1

Jhoom or Jhum Farming is the most ancient form of farming practiced by mainly the tribal peoples of northeastern states of India like Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland and some districts of Bangladesh also. Jhum/Jhoom farming or cultivation method is usually practiced in the hilly areas having thickly forest area.

In Jhoom farming a portion of forest is cut down and all the trees and weeds or grasses are burnt and left for some time say 6 monthes, or a year. It is believed that this burnt ash of trees and weeds makes the soil fertile. After the soil is fertile enough seeds and crops are planted. Crops which do not require large amount of water are usually cultivated.

But in this type of farming, after few cycles (getting crop for 2 to 4 seasons) soil looses its fertility and the people move to some other place for farming. In this type of farming due to cutting down of trees soil erosion is a major problem also you have to destroy the whole forest and you can use the land only till the soil is fertile, after that land is of no use. Due to these reasons in some areas like Meghalaya, Mizoram, Jhum farming has been stopped.

Answer 2

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Jhoom farming is also referred to ‘Shifting cultivation’ or ‘Slash and burn farming’. This type of farming is performed by tribal people who move from one place to another. In this type of farming, a land is left as it is after growing crops on  it for some period of time ( such as five  years) to  regain its lost fertility. Some cultivators do not just leave the land as it is, they cut and then burn the trees and plants to make the soil regain its  fertility. The ashes that come from the trees would help in providing nutrients to soil. In India, this type of farming is performed in hilly terrain like North-East and Mizoram.

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