What is another name for shifting agriculture?

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

RRC Group D Previous Paper 64 (Held On: 10 Oct 2018 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Jhoom.

Key Points

Shifting cultivation is a form of agricultural practice in which farmers clear an area of land by slashing vegetation and burning forests for agricultural purposes.
- This practice is also known as slash-and-burn agriculture or slash-and-burn cultivation.
- Jhum or Jhoom cultivation is also known as shifting cultivation or cultivation or slash and burn cultivation.
- Jhum cultivation was practised in Central Highland.

Additional Information

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 technique is often used in LEDCs (Less Economically Developed Countries) or LICs (Low-Income Countries). In some areas, cultivators use a practice of slash-and-burn as one element of their farming cycle.
- Others employ land clearing without any burning, and some cultivators are purely migratory and do not use any cyclical method on a given plot.