Shifting Cultivation
A farming practice known as shifting cultivation involves briefly cultivating a plot of land, leaving it unattended while the cultivator shifts to another plot. During this duration, the cultivator is allowed for the post-disturbance fallow vegetation to thrive. Some farmers utilize slash-and-burn farming as one aspect of their agricultural cycle, while others use field clearance without any burning, and some growers are entirely migratory and use no cyclical approach on a specific plot. The migrants leave the cleared land for another plot after growing vegetables and grains on it for two or three years. Slash-and-burn techniques are frequently used to clear the ground, and the ashes enrich the soil with potash. After the rains, the seeds are planted. This method is frequently employed in LICs (Low-Income Countries) or LEDCs (Less Economically Developed Countries).
What is Shifting Cultivation? What are its Disadvantages?
Around the world, shifting cultivation has become a more popular farming technique, particularly in tropical regions. Because it involves growing crops on the ground that has been cleared of vegetation and given some time to rest before being utilized again, it is successful in many locations.
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